Kingston vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$664	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	41	27
😀 Quality of life	54	51
🏙️ Population	580K	84.1K

The cost of living in Kingston is 15% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 3941st and 4503rd ($1378 vs $1193) 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 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 0.8 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 5942nd and 6190th 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	$7.64	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$5597

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707

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