Mexico City vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mexico City	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1428	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3399	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$774	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1028	$779
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	93	27
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	9.21M	49K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 11% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 4274th and 4601st ($1428 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Mexico vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 3354th and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Port of Spain

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	Mexico City	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1886	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3740	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2224	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.92	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.3	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11420	$9211

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$975
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$917
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$934
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$986
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$907
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1032
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$771
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$987
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$981
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$1004
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1241
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$950
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$926
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$803
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$928
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$926
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$944
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$846
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$670
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$962
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$910
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1023

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