Miami vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Miami	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3075	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7229	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$2042	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$3813	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3944	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	85	27
😀 Quality of life	90	51
🏙️ Population	442K	84.1K

The cost of living in Miami is 158% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 119th and 4503rd ($3075 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 107th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Miami ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 140th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Port of Spain

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	Miami	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.6	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3960	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.46	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.2	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23889	$5597

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882

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