Port of Spain vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$586	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	26	49
😀 Quality of life	54	64
🏙️ Population	84.1K	1.48M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 7% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4606th and 4791st ($1248 vs $1162) 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 0.7 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 6345th and 5343rd 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	$9.04	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$5862

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$749
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$717
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$815
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1030
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$873
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$832
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$858
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$901
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$861
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1108
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$753
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$896
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$894
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$846
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$764
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$803
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1184
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$943
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$687
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1166
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$926