Kingstown vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingstown	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2356	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$380	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$601	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$469	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.5	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1322	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	4	26
😀 Quality of life	52	54
🏙️ Population	12.9K	84.1K

The cost of living in Kingstown is 21% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5682nd and 4606th ($988 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Kingstown compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6494th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kingstown vs Port of Spain infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/kingstown/port-of-spain.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Kingstown vs Port of Spain infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/kingstown/port-of-spain" target="_blank">Kingstown vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Kingstown vs Port of Spain

Prices for goods and services in Kingstown and Port of Spain are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Kingstown	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.42	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.7	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$593	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$594	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.2	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.11	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.8	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.31	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.3	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9791	$8058

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1169
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1076
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1075
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1111
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1008
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1213
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1007
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1659
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$697
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$638
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1135
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$688
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1131
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$764
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1336
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1338
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$760
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$908
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$736
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$784

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