Port of Spain vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$586	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$6556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	26	80
😀 Quality of life	54	93
🏙️ Population	84.1K	737K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 61% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4606th and 125th ($1248 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 6345th and 99th 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	$9.04	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114