Long Beach vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Long Beach	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2764	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6355	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$3177	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4536	$933
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	94	27
😀 Quality of life	76	51
🏙️ Population	467K	84.1K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 132% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 379th and 4503rd ($2764 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th and 1st in the United States and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check the United States vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Long Beach ranked 231st best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 949th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Port of Spain

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	Long Beach	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2014	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1593	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2898	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7095	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7019	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.58	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1510	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27134	$5597

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683

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