Mesa vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mesa	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2417	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$1519	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$660	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4167	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	67	26
😀 Quality of life	75	54
🏙️ Population	504K	84.1K

The cost of living in Mesa is 94% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 998th and 4606th ($2417 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th 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 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Mesa ranked 578th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 1816th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Port of Spain

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	Mesa	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.91	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1553	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1210	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2487	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2964	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.95	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.2	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1207	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15463	$8058

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2349
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2340
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2344
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2320
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2523
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2481
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2322
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2466
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2365
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2084
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2348
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1940
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2095
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$727
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2757
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1760
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1883
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1911
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1855
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2751
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$945

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757