Mesa vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mesa	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2293	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5392	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2389	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$688	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	68	27
😀 Quality of life	88	58
🏙️ Population	504K	49K

The cost of living in Mesa is 79% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1311th and 4567th ($2293 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1104th 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 Mesa compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Mesa ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 304th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mesa	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.93	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2471	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1979	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.1	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2959	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3476	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.1	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.98	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1190	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15526	$10377

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2367
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2423
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1974
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2366
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2243
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2343
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2296
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2346
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2454
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2318
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2321
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1933
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2153
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$771
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2818
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1767
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1865
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1924
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$876
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1835
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2817
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$994

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