Johannesburg vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$441	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	72	27
😀 Quality of life	57	51
🏙️ Population	4.43M	84.1K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 17% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5539th and 4503rd ($993 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check South Africa vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 5667th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Port of Spain

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	Johannesburg	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$5597

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904