Port of Spain vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port of Spain	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2981	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$555	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$2198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	27	54
😀 Quality of life	51	83
🏙️ Population	84.1K	342K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 41% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 4503rd and 1742nd ($1193 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1529th 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 0.8 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.1 months in San Juan. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 6190th and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Port of Spain vs San Juan infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/port-of-spain/san-juan.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Port of Spain vs San Juan infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/port-of-spain/san-juan" target="_blank">Port of Spain vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Port of Spain vs San Juan

Prices for goods and services in Port of Spain and San Juan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Port of Spain	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.01	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.2	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.1	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.36%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4421	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1764	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.6	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.56	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5597	$10321

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904

Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177