Philadelphia vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Philadelphia	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5854	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$1514	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2239	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$740	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	1.6M	49K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 102% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 742nd and 4601st ($2597 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th 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 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 87th and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Port of Spain

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	Philadelphia	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.8	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.15	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1612	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1810	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.7	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3762	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1992	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.2	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.81	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.1	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$49	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2195	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17603	$9211

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801

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