Port of Spain vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port of Spain	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2841	$1897
🏠 One person rent	$537	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$1029	$730
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$841	$201
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	27	30
😀 Quality of life	50	36
🏙️ Population	81.1K	159K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 40% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4682nd and 6315th ($1168 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Trinidad and Tobago and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6176th and 7362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Praia

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	Port of Spain	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.72	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$91.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4464	$1010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1776	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.1	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.42	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.36	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.3	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.48	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.28	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.2	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$74.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$222	$78.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3731	$3052

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$840
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$898
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1198
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1095
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1203
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$520
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$569
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$488
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1051
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1003
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1062
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$649
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$678
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$889
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1039
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$866
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$972
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1030
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$974
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1213
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$994
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1138
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1146
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$983
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$979
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1707
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1660
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$528
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$574
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$494
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$497
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$495