Long Beach vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Long Beach	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6397	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$1879	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$3145	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	94	26
😀 Quality of life	78	54
🏙️ Population	467K	84.1K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 128% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 327th and 4606th ($2851 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd 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 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Long Beach ranked 271st best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 982nd and 6345th 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	$19	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.12	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1662	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2872	$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	$56.6	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6937	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.2	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.93	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.3	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1674	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19997	$8058

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821

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