Kingstown vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kingstown	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2491	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$386	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$729	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$613	$850
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	4	27
😀 Quality of life	35	54
🏙️ Population	12.9K	545K

The cost of living in Kingstown is 17% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5256th and 4384th ($1008 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saint Vincent and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingstown compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 7788th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Port of Spain

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	Kingstown	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.83	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.8	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$831	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.5	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.9	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.05%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$592	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$595	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.47	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.3	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.78	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.3	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.44	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3332	$2991

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$993
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1108
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1069
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1069
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1099
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$834
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1217
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$898
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1575
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$710
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$666
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$654
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1074
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$686
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1076
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$748
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1212
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1214
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$769
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$719
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$608
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$637
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$700
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$760

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