Port of Spain vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port of Spain	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2981	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$555	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$4298
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	75
😀 Quality of life	51	88
🏙️ Population	84.1K	459K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 51% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4503rd and 866th ($1193 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 797th in Trinidad and Tobago and the United States, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 6190th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Virginia Beach

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	Port of Spain	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.01	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.2	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.1	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.36%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4421	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1764	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.6	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.56	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5597	$18786

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777