Mesa vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mesa	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2298	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5364	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2408	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$677	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$86	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3995	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	68	27
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	504K	49K

The cost of living in Mesa is 79% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1283rd and 4601st ($2298 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1085th 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 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Mesa ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 142nd and 6239th 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	$19.9	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2515	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1978	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2933	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3509	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.6	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1191	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15548	$9211

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004

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