Ottawa vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$850
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	50	27
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	1.02M	545K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 78% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1355th and 4384th ($2170 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 117th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ottawa	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$2991

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

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