Port of Spain vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$586	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$2496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	26	73
😀 Quality of life	54	80
🏙️ Population	84.1K	7.01M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 23% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4606th and 3418th ($1248 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Trinidad and Tobago and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Saudi Arabia 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 Riyadh. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6345th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Riyadh

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	Port of Spain	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$9818

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463