Port of Spain vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port of Spain	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3064	$4139
🏠 One person rent	$621	$825
🏘️ Family rent	$1077	$1461
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$441
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$779	$2676
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	57	96
🏙️ Population	49K	14.3M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 24% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4601st and 3249th ($1284 vs $1698) 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 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6239th and 8th 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	$9.07	$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.03	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1522	$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$807	$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4336	$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.39	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.57	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.1	$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.8	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9211	$16728

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1176
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$993
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1160
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$979
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1072
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1116
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1089
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1011
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1399
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1097
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1137
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1073
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1115
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1048
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1070
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1013
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1073
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1005