Port of Spain vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port of Spain	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2981	$4239
🏠 One person rent	$555	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$1714
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$2474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	51	99
🏙️ Population	84.1K	14.3M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 26% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4503rd and 3019th ($1193 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Trinidad and Tobago and Japan, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6190th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Tokyo

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	Port of Spain	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.01	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.2	$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.1	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.36%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4421	$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1764	$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.6	$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.56	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5597	$15235

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1150
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1138
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$1033
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1107
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1103
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1099
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1122
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1196
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1124
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1164
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1071
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1084
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1101