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Port Of Spain vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 27.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 22.3% less in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 44.7% more in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 26.6% more in Port Of Spain
Childcare: pay 28.6% less in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% more in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 10.2% more in Port Of Spain

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Port Of Spain are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Port Of Spain. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Port Of Spain.

Port Of Spain vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 22.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$10.31 TTD69.98	-5.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$8.10 TTD54.98	-8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$1.08 TTD7.31	-37.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$0.81 TTD5.46	-38.3%
Average			-22.3%

Mexico City vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.7% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$2.77 TTD18.80	+5.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$4.08 TTD27.66	-19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$10.51 TTD71.32	+60.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$5.17 TTD35.13	+98.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$4.62 TTD31.35	+21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$2.80 TTD18.98	+104.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$1.16 TTD7.91	+45.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$2.05 TTD13.92	+110.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$1.88 TTD12.77	+107.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$0.71 TTD4.84	-25.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$0.82 TTD5.58	-17.4%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$4.24 TTD28.76	-17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	$97.20 TTD659.79	+397.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$35,345.77 TTD239,924.43	+76.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$11.05 TTD74.98	+149.6%
Average			+151.5%

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pay 26.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$61.53 TTD417.65	+98.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$794.05 TTD5,389.97	-26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$478.64 TTD3,248.98	-29.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$61.00 TTD414.09	+63.3%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 28.6% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$331.09 TTD2,247.44	-23.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$7,182.06 TTD48,751.31	-34.1%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$1.84 TTD12.50	-43.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$3.73 TTD25.33	-2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$6.04 TTD40.99	+39.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$54.41 TTD369.33	-6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$10.68 TTD72.48	+63.9%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 10.2% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$59.03 TTD400.71	-3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$38.29 TTD259.92	-20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$166.91 TTD1,132.98	+57.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$117.82 TTD799.75	+6.2%
Average			+10.2%

Mexico City vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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