Phoenix vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phoenix	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5582	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1419	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2230	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$694	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4178	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	71	27
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	1.61M	49K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 89% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1041st and 4567th ($2423 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 896th 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 Phoenix compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Phoenix ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 226th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Phoenix	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.86	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1497	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1109	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2358	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1803	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4665	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3124	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1659	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21660	$10377

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804

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