Melbourne vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	100	57
🏙️ Population	5.35M	49K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 94% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 893rd and 4601st ($2496 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Australia vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 1st and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Port of Spain

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	Melbourne	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$9211

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775