Port of Spain vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$5691
🏠 One person rent	$621	$1564
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$2640
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$3446
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	78
😀 Quality of life	58	93
🏙️ Population	49K	662K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 49% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4567th and 890th ($1281 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Vancouver. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 6113th and 62nd 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	$9.05	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$21273

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2411
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2295
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2091
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2100
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2523
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2081
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2427
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2690
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1855
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2661
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2727
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2728
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2782
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2124
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2734
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2749
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3012
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2479
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3602
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3183
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3164
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2884