Port of Spain vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$621	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$3073
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	79
😀 Quality of life	58	93
🏙️ Population	49K	568K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 39% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4567th and 1777th ($1281 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Trinidad and Tobago and Canada, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.5 months in Surrey. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 6113th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Surrey

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	Port of Spain	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.05	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$12113

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2295
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2100
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2505
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2247
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2523
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2081
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2427
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2690
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2661
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2727
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2728
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2782
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2734
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1855
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2749
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3012
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3602
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3183
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2479
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3164
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2884
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2797