Ottawa vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	50	26
😀 Quality of life	92	54
🏙️ Population	1.02M	84.1K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 68% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1744th and 4606th ($2096 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 129th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Port of Spain

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	Ottawa	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$8058

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757