Edinburgh vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edinburgh	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2295	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5636	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	88	27
😀 Quality of life	92	58
🏙️ Population	488K	49K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 79% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1307th and 4567th ($2295 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 83rd and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edinburgh	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.34	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2686	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1966	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.86%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6647	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1749	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25458	$10377

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1760
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1842
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1831
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1593
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2114
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1885
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1647
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1704
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1456
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1586
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1596
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1943
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1820
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1777
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1778
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1554
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1872
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2005
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1417
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1523
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1404
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1424
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1741
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1834
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1485
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1791
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2236
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801