Helsinki vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Helsinki	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1947	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4629	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$972	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$1698	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$616	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	78	26
😀 Quality of life	96	54
🏙️ Population	687K	84.1K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 56% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 2171st and 4606th ($1947 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Finland and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Finland vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Helsinki compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 30th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Port of Spain

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	Helsinki	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.72	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.3	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1486	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5238	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$8058

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1937
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1655
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1611
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1561
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1383
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1372
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1601
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1566
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1618
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1589
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1516
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$999
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1561
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1516
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1521
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1545
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1524
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1422
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1437
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1438
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1476
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$1064
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1503
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1184
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$1083
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$1041
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1353
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1363
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1174

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757