Port of Spain vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port of Spain	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1218	$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3094	$4005
🏠 One person rent	$511	$760
🏘️ Family rent	$1104	$1537
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$850	$2885
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	54	100
🏙️ Population	545K	14M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 22% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4384th and 3238th ($1218 vs $1556) 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 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6039th and 1st 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	$10.2	$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.8	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$3.17
🥤 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	$519	$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1173	$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2991	$15051

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1117
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1115
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1053
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1067
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1101
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1062
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1091
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$985
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1143
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1049
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1031
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1052
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1063