George Town vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$850
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	20	27
😀 Quality of life	77	54
🏙️ Population	41K	545K

The cost of living in George Town is 177% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 32nd and 4384th ($3374 vs $1218) 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 1.4 months in George Town compared to 0.7 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 754th and 6039th 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	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$2991

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671

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