Port of Spain vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$586	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	26	82
😀 Quality of life	54	71
🏙️ Population	84.1K	5.65M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 28% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4606th and 5813th ($1248 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Trinidad and Tobago and Russia, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6345th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Saint Petersburg

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	Port of Spain	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$10534

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566