Port of Spain vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port of Spain	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2981	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$555	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$5859
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	51	94
🏙️ Population	84.1K	690K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 62% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4503rd and 96th ($1193 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6190th and 43rd 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	$9.01	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.2	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.1	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.36%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4421	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1764	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.6	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.56	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5597	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979