Georgetown vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$423	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	24	27
😀 Quality of life	47	51
🏙️ Population	235K	84.1K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 11% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5085th and 4503rd ($1062 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.8 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 6400th and 6190th 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	$9.42	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$5597

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847

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