Port of Spain vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port of Spain	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2841	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$537	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$1029	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$841	$5772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	27	87
😀 Quality of life	50	92
🏙️ Population	81.1K	1.39M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 65% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4682nd and 45th ($1168 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 6176th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs San Diego

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	Port of Spain	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.72	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4464	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1776	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.1	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.42	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.36	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.3	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.48	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.28	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.2	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$222	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3731	$21468

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647