Montreal vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$986	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$841
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	93	50
🏙️ Population	1.76M	81.1K

The cost of living in Montreal is 67% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 2002nd and 4682nd ($1954 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Canada and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Canada vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 60th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Port of Spain

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	Montreal	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$3731

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877