Memphis vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	66	27
😀 Quality of life	87	58
🏙️ Population	633K	49K

The cost of living in Memphis is 50% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 2305th and 4567th ($1917 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 311th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Memphis	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$10377

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809

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