Edinburgh vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$841
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	88	27
😀 Quality of life	94	50
🏙️ Population	488K	81.1K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 92% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1263rd and 4682nd ($2246 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 40th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Port of Spain

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	Edinburgh	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$3731

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877