Port of Spain vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port of Spain	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1218	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3094	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$511	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1104	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$850	$4634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	27	89
😀 Quality of life	54	98
🏙️ Population	545K	5.87M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 60% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4384th and 133rd ($1218 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Trinidad and Tobago and Singapore, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6039th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Singapore City

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	Port of Spain	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.8	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1173	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2991	$26424

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544