Hempstead vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hempstead	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2655	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6147	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$2912	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5039	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	97	26
😀 Quality of life	82	54
🏙️ Population	793K	84.1K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 113% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 622nd and 4606th ($2655 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 549th and 1st in the United States and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check the United States vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Hempstead ranked 194th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 613th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Port of Spain

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	Hempstead	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.25	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.21	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2925	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2626	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7214	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5157	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$20	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.83	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.6	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17029	$8058

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2680
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2645
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2619
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2613
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2602
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2756
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3066
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3174
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2569
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4203
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3768
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2864
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3006
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2733
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2789
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3364
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2717
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2913
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2829
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3513
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3066
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2376
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2783
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2836
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2749
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2705
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3253

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