Philadelphia vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$933
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	99	27
😀 Quality of life	90	51
🏙️ Population	1.6M	84.1K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 118% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 664th and 4503rd ($2597 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 138th and 6190th 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	$20.1	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$5597

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904