Mesa vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mesa	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5566	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$1501	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$669	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4509	$841
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	67	27
😀 Quality of life	74	50
🏙️ Population	504K	81.1K

The cost of living in Mesa is 107% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 891st and 4682nd ($2416 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 Mesa compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Mesa ranked 362nd best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 1361st and 6176th 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	$20.1	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.33	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1562	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2498	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2329	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.4	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2902	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2944	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.91	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.58	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.9	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.7	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1120	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10345	$3731

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2372
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2430
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2414
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2369
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1989
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2201
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2291
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2518
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2446
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2287
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2339
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2324
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2422
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2052
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2484
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1954
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$1986
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$786
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2638
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1792
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1886
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1928
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$758
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1842
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2643
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$955

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877