Ottawa vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	49	27
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	1.02M	49K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 66% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1688th and 4567th ($2122 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 141st and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ottawa	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$10377

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

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