Port of Spain vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$621	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	27	82
😀 Quality of life	58	89
🏙️ Population	49K	468K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 43% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4567th and 1363rd ($1281 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd in Trinidad and Tobago and the United States, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 6113th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Port of Spain	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.05	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729