Port of Spain vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port of Spain	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2981	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$555	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	92
😀 Quality of life	51	86
🏙️ Population	84.1K	2.75M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 31% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4503rd and 2624th ($1193 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Trinidad and Tobago and Italy, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6190th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Rome

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	Port of Spain	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.01	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.2	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.36%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4421	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1764	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.6	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.56	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5597	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201