Mexico City vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$792	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	93	27
😀 Quality of life	73	58
🏙️ Population	9.21M	49K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 15% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 4074th and 4567th ($1475 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.8 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 2482nd and 6113th 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	$11.6	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$10377

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005

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