Kingston vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$654	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	40	26
😀 Quality of life	57	54
🏙️ Population	580K	84.1K

The cost of living in Kingston is 9% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 4339th and 4606th ($1364 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6173rd and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Port of Spain

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	Kingston	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.4	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$8058

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713

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