Port of Spain vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port of Spain	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3064	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$621	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$1077	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$779	$3492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	46
😀 Quality of life	57	85
🏙️ Population	49K	398K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 29% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4601st and 2786th ($1284 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1921st 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 1.9 months in Wichita. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 6239th and 462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Wichita

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	Port of Spain	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.07	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.03	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1522	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$807	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4336	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.39	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.57	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.1	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.8	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9211	$16041

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328