George Town vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	20	27
😀 Quality of life	78	51
🏙️ Population	41K	84.1K

The cost of living in George Town is 215% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 11th and 4503rd ($3754 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 685th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Port of Spain

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	George Town	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$5597

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904