Philadelphia vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Philadelphia	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2584	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5778	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$2234	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4329	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	93	54
🏙️ Population	1.6M	84.1K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 107% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 744th and 4606th ($2584 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th 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 Philadelphia compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 95th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2401	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2372	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.6	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2021	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$8058

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886

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