Georgetown vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Georgetown	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2953	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$394	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$874	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$841
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	23	27
😀 Quality of life	47	50
🏙️ Population	235K	81.1K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 16% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5796th and 4682nd ($986 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Guyana vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6383rd and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Port of Spain

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	Georgetown	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1327	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3910	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.04	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$884	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23107	$3731

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$586
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$964
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1164
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1101
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1698
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$871
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1642
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1065
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1061
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$719
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$731
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1390
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$662
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$627
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$691
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$692
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$981
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1004
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$704
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$821
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$783
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1159
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877