Port of Spain vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$621	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	27	47
😀 Quality of life	58	64
🏙️ Population	49K	1.26M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 5% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4567th and 4430th ($1281 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6113th and 5342nd 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	$9.05	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$6434

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994