Port of Spain vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port of Spain	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2981	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$555	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$484
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	27	12
😀 Quality of life	51	46
🏙️ Population	84.1K	14.7K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 18% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 4503rd and 5404th ($1193 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 6190th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Roseau

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	Port of Spain	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.01	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.2	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.1	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.36%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4421	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1764	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.6	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.56	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5597	$3299

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166