Port of Spain vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port of Spain	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1218	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3094	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$511	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$1104	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$850	$1379
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	27	18
😀 Quality of life	54	62
🏙️ Population	545K	932K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 27% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4384th and 2824th ($1218 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Tenerife ranked 74th in Spain, while ranked 6039th and 5100th 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	$10.2	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.8	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$8.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$913
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1173	$1541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$1345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$2349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$4.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2991	$6126

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1624
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1499
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1327
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$536
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1044
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1009
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1047
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1048
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1046
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$516
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$533
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$508
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$625
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$470
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$609
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$503
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$826
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$437
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$627
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$445
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$574
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$717
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$533
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$618
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$520
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$424
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1416
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1251
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1332
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1392
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2218
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1318
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1494
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1328