Mesa vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	67	27
😀 Quality of life	73	51
🏙️ Population	504K	84.1K

The cost of living in Mesa is 102% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 933rd and 4503rd ($2413 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th 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 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 1561st and 6190th 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	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$5597

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904