London vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	99	51
🏙️ Population	8.8M	84.1K

The cost of living in London is 176% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 58th and 4503rd ($3296 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 4th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Port of Spain

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	London	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$5597

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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