Port of Spain vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port of Spain	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1218	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3094	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$511	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$1104	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$850	$6506
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	80
😀 Quality of life	54	90
🏙️ Population	545K	737K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 59% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4384th and 145th ($1218 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Seattle

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	Port of Spain	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.8	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1173	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2991	$29730

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210