Port of Spain vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$586	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	26	22
😀 Quality of life	54	63
🏙️ Population	84.1K	1.96M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 3% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4606th and 4681st ($1248 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Mexico 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 Tijuana. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 6345th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Tijuana

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	Port of Spain	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$4593

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642