Port of Spain vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$621	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$7152
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	58	94
🏙️ Population	49K	690K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 62% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4567th and 74th ($1281 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th 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 2.1 months in Washington. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 6113th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Port of Spain	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.05	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$24903

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088