Jacksonville vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	56	26
😀 Quality of life	89	54
🏙️ Population	950K	84.1K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 78% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1415th and 4606th ($2222 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 278th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Port of Spain

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	Jacksonville	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$8058

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

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