Port of Spain vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$586	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	26	38
😀 Quality of life	54	88
🏙️ Population	84.1K	549K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 24% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4606th and 3402nd ($1248 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in Trinidad and Tobago and Canada, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 6345th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Quebec City

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	Port of Spain	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$6103

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763