Port of Spain vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$2647
🏠 One person rent	$586	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$381
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$820
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	26	35
😀 Quality of life	54	59
🏙️ Population	84.1K	1.43M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 25% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 4606th and 5601st ($1248 vs $998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.8 months in Puebla. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Puebla ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 6345th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Puebla

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	Port of Spain	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	10.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$19753

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757

Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$914
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$977
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$842
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1331
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$860
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$908
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$851
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$875
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$868
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$717
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$893
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$784
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$643
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$926
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$912
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$936
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$858
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$829
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$847
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$934
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1184
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$798
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$867
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$764
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$873
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$872