Leon vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$256	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	30	27
😀 Quality of life	36	51
🏙️ Population	1.58M	84.1K

The cost of living in Leon is 43% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6965th and 4503rd ($684 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1st in Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Mexico vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Leon compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 7382nd and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Port of Spain

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	Leon	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$5597

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704

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