Port of Spain vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$621	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	86
😀 Quality of life	58	94
🏙️ Population	49K	2.79M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 47% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4567th and 1059th ($1281 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Trinidad and Tobago and Canada, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6113th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Port of Spain	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.05	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$22670

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053