Hamilton vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamilton	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4653	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$1278	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2143	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2852	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	73	27
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	569K	49K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 63% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1801st and 4601st ($2089 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Canada and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Canada vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 111th and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Port of Spain

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	Hamilton	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.8	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1132	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1911	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.2	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10419	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.9	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.8	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$634	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17166	$9211

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775