Miami vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Miami	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3216	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7364	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$3669	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$789	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4242	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	85	27
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	442K	49K

The cost of living in Miami is 151% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 117th and 4567th ($3216 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th 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 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Miami ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 169th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Miami	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.1	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2394	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1806	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4404	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6964	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3607	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.45	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.78	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.6	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.7	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1797	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18611	$10377

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2487
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2636
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2802
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2808
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2747
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2958
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2843
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2756
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2721
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2673
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3151
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2774
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2757
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3035
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2793
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3114

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