New Orleans vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Orleans	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2226	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5309	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2217	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$693	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3883	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	85	27
😀 Quality of life	89	57
🏙️ Population	384K	49K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 73% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1435th and 4601st ($2226 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1194th 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 0.6 months in Port of Spain. New Orleans ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 290th and 6239th 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	$23.5	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1444	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2576	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1777	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1749	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1551	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10147	$9211

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775