Port of Spain vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$621	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	38
😀 Quality of life	58	87
🏙️ Population	49K	574K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 22% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4567th and 3402nd ($1281 vs $1648) 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 0.6 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 21st in Canada, while ranked 6113th and 327th 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	$9.05	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$8149

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913