Port of Spain vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port of Spain	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2981	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$555	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	27	82
😀 Quality of life	51	88
🏙️ Population	84.1K	468K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 50% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4503rd and 972nd ($1193 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 0.8 months in Port of Spain compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 6190th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Raleigh

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	Port of Spain	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.01	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.2	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.1	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.36%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4421	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1764	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.6	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.56	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5597	$21914

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682