El Paso vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	El Paso	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1613	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3896	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$871	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$1588	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3848	$850
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	35	27
😀 Quality of life	67	54
🏙️ Population	679K	545K

The cost of living in El Paso is 32% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 3024th and 4384th ($1613 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2082nd 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 2.4 months in El Paso compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. El Paso ranked 1464th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 4017th and 6039th 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	$12.9	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.1	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.86	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$648	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1375	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.3	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.27	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.81	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11022	$2991

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1696
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1818
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1798
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1010
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2227
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$935
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2213
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$924
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1691
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$2042
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2043
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$874
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2105
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2066
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2013
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1710
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1927
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2324
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1860
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$914
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2312
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2392
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2427
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812