Port of Spain vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port of Spain	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2981	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$555	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	68
😀 Quality of life	51	89
🏙️ Population	84.1K	385K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 53% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4503rd and 718th ($1193 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 664th 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 0.8 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 6190th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Tampa

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	Port of Spain	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.01	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.2	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.1	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.36%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4421	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1764	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.6	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.56	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5597	$14045

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265