Port of Spain vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port of Spain	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2981	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$555	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	27	49
😀 Quality of life	51	59
🏙️ Population	84.1K	1.48M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 17% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4503rd and 5351st ($1193 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6190th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Zapopan

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	Port of Spain	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.01	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.2	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.1	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.36%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4421	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1764	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.6	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.56	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5597	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696