Port of Spain vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$4089
🏠 One person rent	$586	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$1453
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$2574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	26	100
😀 Quality of life	54	99
🏙️ Population	84.1K	14.3M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 26% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4606th and 3130th ($1248 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 0.7 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 6345th and 4th 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	$9.04	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$14795

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1125
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$961
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1113
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1058
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1047
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1088
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1002
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$997
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1024
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$975
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$961