Johannesburg vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$403	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$850
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	72	27
😀 Quality of life	61	54
🏙️ Population	4.43M	545K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 25% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5921st and 4384th ($908 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 5184th and 6039th 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	$7.41	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$2991

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952

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