Lisbon vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	93	26
😀 Quality of life	84	54
🏙️ Population	546K	84.1K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 51% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 2357th and 4606th ($1889 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Portugal and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Portugal vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 479th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Port of Spain

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	Lisbon	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$8058

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

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