El Paso vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	El Paso	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1796	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4088	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1008	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3260	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	34	27
😀 Quality of life	85	58
🏙️ Population	679K	49K

The cost of living in El Paso is 40% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 2822nd and 4567th ($1796 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1955th and 1st in the United States and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check the United States vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. El Paso ranked 145th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 437th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Port of Spain

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	El Paso	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1021	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.29	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.97	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6901	$10377

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373

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