Phoenix vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phoenix	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2395	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5245	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$1494	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2384	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4432	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	69	27
😀 Quality of life	90	51
🏙️ Population	1.61M	84.1K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 101% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 955th and 4503rd ($2395 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 146th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Phoenix	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$6.21	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2412	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3133	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.4	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.8	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1103	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12281	$5597

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724

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