Port of Spain vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port of Spain	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1218	$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3094	$2873
🏠 One person rent	$511	$508
🏘️ Family rent	$1104	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$850	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	27	22
😀 Quality of life	54	57
🏙️ Population	545K	1.96M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 3% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4384th and 4480th ($1218 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 8th in Mexico, while ranked 6039th and 5782nd 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	$10.2	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.8	$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1173	$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2991	$4103

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2907
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3051
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3427
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2868
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2910
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2788
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2867
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2784
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2879
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2884
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2722
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2732
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3094
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$1027
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2597
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$3070
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3155
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2684
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2803
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2751
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2637
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2879
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2687
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2684