Memphis vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Memphis	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4406	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$1052	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1518	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3391	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	66	27
😀 Quality of life	87	57
🏙️ Population	633K	49K

The cost of living in Memphis is 44% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 2663rd and 4601st ($1851 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th 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 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 362nd and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Port of Spain

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	Memphis	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$841	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1430	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1222	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.6	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.8	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27314	$9211

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822

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