Port of Spain vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port of Spain	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3064	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$621	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$1077	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$779	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	91
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	49K	2.75M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 38% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4601st and 1819th ($1284 vs $2082) 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 0.6 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 6239th and 179th 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	$9.07	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.03	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1522	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$807	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4336	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.39	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.57	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.1	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.8	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9211	$12431

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358