New Orleans vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	85	27
😀 Quality of life	87	51
🏙️ Population	384K	84.1K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 86% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1304th and 4503rd ($2222 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. New Orleans ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 264th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Port of Spain

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	New Orleans	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$5597

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989

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