Port of Spain vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$621	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	27	19
😀 Quality of life	58	68
🏙️ Population	49K	955K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 26% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4567th and 3058th ($1281 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Trinidad and Tobago and Spain, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 6113th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Tenerife

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	Port of Spain	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.05	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$7249

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469