Hempstead vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hempstead	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6095	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$1668	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$2891	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5265	$850
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	97	27
😀 Quality of life	80	54
🏙️ Population	793K	545K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 116% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 483rd and 4384th ($2627 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 435th 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 2 months in Hempstead compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Hempstead ranked 105th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 448th and 6039th 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	$19.1	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.6	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.63	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1467	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2919	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.3	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9582	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7078	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.69	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.55	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1408	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27752	$2991

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2465
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2480
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2538
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2482
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2434
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2466
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2466
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2612
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2670
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2190
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2474
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3028
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2529
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4044
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3047
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2722
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2739
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2734
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$2821
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2691
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2743
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2303
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3455
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2321
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2858
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2756
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2653
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3241

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812