Port of Spain vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$4601
🏠 One person rent	$621	$1190
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$618
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$2799
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	27	52
😀 Quality of life	58	85
🏙️ Population	49K	342K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 37% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 4567th and 1924th ($1281 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1512th 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 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.4 months in San Juan. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs San Juan ranked 146th in the United States, while ranked 6113th and 439th 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	$9.05	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$1525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$2444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$1389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$330
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$5774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$2975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$6.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$4.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$606
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$12973

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801

Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1949
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1638
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1504
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1787
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1446
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1789
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1776
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1889
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1275
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1370
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1668
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1575
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1792
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1827
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1652
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1851
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1297
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1790
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1700
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1686
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1588
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1673
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1513
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1443
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1779
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1447
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$1737
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1611
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1761
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1654
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1725
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1497
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1714
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1208
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1525
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120