Port of Spain vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port of Spain	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2841	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$1029	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$841	$4224
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	27	81
😀 Quality of life	50	91
🏙️ Population	81.1K	1.43M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 47% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4682nd and 1380th ($1168 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1203rd in Trinidad and Tobago and the United States, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6176th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs San Antonio

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	Port of Spain	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.72	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4464	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1776	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.1	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.42	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.36	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.48	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.28	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.2	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$222	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3731	$10912

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137