Milwaukee vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	81	27
😀 Quality of life	89	57
🏙️ Population	577K	49K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 62% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4601st ($2078 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 260th and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Port of Spain

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	Milwaukee	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$9211

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415

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