Port of Spain vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$586	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$3278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	26	78
😀 Quality of life	54	93
🏙️ Population	84.1K	662K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 49% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4606th and 931st ($1248 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6345th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Vancouver

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	Port of Spain	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$19787

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812