Georgetown vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Georgetown	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3187	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$551	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.1	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1110	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	25	27
😀 Quality of life	60	58
🏙️ Population	235K	49K

The cost of living in Georgetown is 5% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 4725th and 4567th ($1212 vs $1281) 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 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 0.6 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 5871st and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3593	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1573	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.11	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.32	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1019	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18825	$10377

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801