Kingstown vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingstown	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2391	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$380	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$598	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1067	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	4	27
😀 Quality of life	54	58
🏙️ Population	24.5K	49K

The cost of living in Kingstown is 22% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5614th and 4567th ($995 vs $1281) 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 1.1 months in Kingstown compared to 0.6 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 6384th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Kingstown	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.35	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.52%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$602	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.4	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.07	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.59	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.48	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.5	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10636	$10377

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801