Port of Spain vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$586	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$3342
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	26	86
😀 Quality of life	54	99
🏙️ Population	84.1K	2.79M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 49% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4606th and 918th ($1248 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6345th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Toronto

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	Port of Spain	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$17676

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2326
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2242
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2033
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2379
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2449
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2193
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2103
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1869
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1998
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1705
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2049
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2044
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2010
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1443
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1844
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2071
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1928
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2187
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2082
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1936
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2083
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1971
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1868
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2036
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2031
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2043