Port of Spain vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$621	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	99
😀 Quality of life	58	100
🏙️ Population	49K	5.45M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 55% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4567th and 370th ($1281 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Trinidad and Tobago and Australia, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Australia 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 Sydney. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6113th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Sydney

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	Port of Spain	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.05	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863