Port of Spain vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$2004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$4225
🏠 One person rent	$586	$1159
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$1681
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$3808
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	26	54
😀 Quality of life	54	74
🏙️ Population	84.1K	342K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 38% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 4606th and 1988th ($1248 vs $2004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1609th 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 Juan. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs San Juan ranked 701st in the United States, while ranked 6345th and 2114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs San Juan

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	Port of Spain	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$1400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$1182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$202
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$4427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$2251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$40.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$4.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$10429

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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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1917
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1662
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1587
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1729
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1725
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1837
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1155
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1354
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1559
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1542
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1746
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1770
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1667
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1305
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1693
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1695
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1592
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1702
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1246
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1251
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1692
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1349
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$1613
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1592
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1678
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1617
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1664
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1472
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1650
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1220
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1436
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042