New Orleans vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New Orleans	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$1222	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$2206	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.5	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3605	$850
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	86	27
😀 Quality of life	87	54
🏙️ Population	384K	545K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 74% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1525th and 4384th ($2113 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1352nd 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 0.7 months in Port of Spain. New Orleans ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 216th and 6039th 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	$18.2	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.1	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1463	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2642	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2567	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2150	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.8	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.33	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10224	$2991

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2054
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1975
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1801
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1887
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1864
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1539
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$1967
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2039
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2040
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1726
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1784
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2043
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1930
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1791
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1921
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1740
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1634
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1938
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1992
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1739
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1741
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2242
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1944
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2023
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1767
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2057
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2044
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2079
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2058
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1941
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1975
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2027
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1649
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1764
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1791
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1694
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$2030

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812