Port of Spain vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port of Spain	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1218	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3094	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$511	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$1104	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$850	$2472
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	39
😀 Quality of life	54	87
🏙️ Population	545K	549K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 27% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4384th and 2827th ($1218 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 109th 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 1.5 months in Quebec City. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 6039th and 204th 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	$10.2	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.8	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1173	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2991	$6211

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813