Port of Spain vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$621	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	27	12
😀 Quality of life	58	50
🏙️ Population	49K	16.6K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 27% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 4567th and 5502nd ($1281 vs $1010) 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 0.6 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 6113th and 6696th 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	$9.05	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$4468

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1718
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1178
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1143
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1114
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1005
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1327
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1453
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1083
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1083
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1138
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2305
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1223
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$645
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$613
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$707
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1039
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1588
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1700
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1297
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1673
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1275