Minneapolis vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	84	26
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	430K	84.1K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 91% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1095th and 4606th ($2380 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 215th and 6345th 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	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$8058

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757