Manchester vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	90	27
😀 Quality of life	92	58
🏙️ Population	548K	49K

The cost of living in Manchester is 83% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1193rd and 4567th ($2348 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 84th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Manchester	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$10377

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801