Port of Spain vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port of Spain	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1218	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3094	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$511	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$1104	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$850	$6776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	545K	690K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 60% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4384th and 96th ($1218 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd 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 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 6039th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Washington

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	Port of Spain	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.8	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1173	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2991	$28279

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846