Port of Spain vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port of Spain	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3064	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$621	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$1077	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$779	$4175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	27	74
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	49K	459K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 46% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4601st and 1097th ($1284 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 940th 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 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 6239th and 304th 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	$9.07	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.03	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1522	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$807	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4336	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.39	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.57	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.1	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.8	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9211	$15986

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763