Minneapolis vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	84	27
😀 Quality of life	88	51
🏙️ Population	430K	84.1K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 93% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1145th and 4503rd ($2308 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 237th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Port of Spain

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	Minneapolis	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$5597

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682

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