Hamilton vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamilton	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2154	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4699	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$1364	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$2194	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2803	$841
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	73	27
😀 Quality of life	88	50
🏙️ Population	569K	81.1K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 84% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1463rd and 4682nd ($2154 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 241st and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Hamilton	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2201	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17069	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4991	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.2	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.9	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22053	$3731

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877