Port of Spain vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port of Spain	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3064	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$621	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1077	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$779	$499
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	27	63
😀 Quality of life	57	57
🏙️ Population	49K	1.76M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 42% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4601st and 6319th ($1284 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Trinidad and Tobago and Ecuador, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6239th and 6235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Quito

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	Port of Spain	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.07	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.03	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1522	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$807	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4336	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.39	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.57	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.1	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.8	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9211	$8496

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$569
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$538
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$656
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$640
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$510
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$637
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$847
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$663
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$785
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$755
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$814
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$905
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1029
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$822
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$734
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$716
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$606
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$514
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$594
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$590
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$829
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$825
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$746
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$592
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$668
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$537
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$714
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$605
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$660
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$619
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$650
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$719
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$738
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$709
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$789
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$547