Houston vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	96	58
🏙️ Population	2.3M	49K

The cost of living in Houston is 76% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1367th and 4567th ($2261 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 14th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$10377

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801