Port of Spain vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$8713
🏠 One person rent	$586	$2867
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$4681
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$852
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$7086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	26	97
😀 Quality of life	54	97
🏙️ Population	84.1K	874K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 70% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4606th and 5th ($1248 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 Francisco. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 6345th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs San Francisco

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	Port of Spain	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$18564

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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 San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765