Houston vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	93	54
🏙️ Population	2.3M	84.1K

The cost of living in Houston is 80% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1375th and 4606th ($2240 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 Houston compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 77th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Port of Spain

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	Houston	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$8058

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

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