Montreal vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$984	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	93	58
🏙️ Population	1.9M	49K

The cost of living in Montreal is 48% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 2370th and 4567th ($1901 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.6 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 49th and 6113th 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	$15.7	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$10377

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828

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