Glasgow vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	93	27
😀 Quality of life	94	58
🏙️ Population	626K	49K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 65% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1708th and 4567th ($2114 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 39th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Glasgow	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$10377

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404

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