Los Angeles vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$850
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	99	27
😀 Quality of life	94	54
🏙️ Population	3.9M	545K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 160% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 72nd and 4384th ($3165 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 34th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Port of Spain

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	Los Angeles	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$2991

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812