Port of Spain vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$3587
🏠 One person rent	$621	$936
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$1460
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$2284
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	27	70
😀 Quality of life	58	78
🏙️ Population	49K	7.01M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 21% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4567th and 3485th ($1281 vs $1628) 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 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.4 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 6113th and 899th 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	$9.05	$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$10912

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$834
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$965
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1059
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$917
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$778
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1062
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1218
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2100
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$2015
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$738
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$703
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$454
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$890
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$457
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1164
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$471
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$469
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$573
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$548
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1031
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$505
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$670
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$873
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$494
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$459