Glasgow vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	94	27
😀 Quality of life	95	51
🏙️ Population	626K	84.1K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 69% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1806th and 4503rd ($2011 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 24th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Port of Spain

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	Glasgow	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$5597

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288

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