Port of Spain vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$621	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	27	69
😀 Quality of life	58	91
🏙️ Population	49K	385K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 50% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4567th and 777th ($1281 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 683rd 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 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6113th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Port of Spain	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.05	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$19356

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260