Cost of living comparison

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Apia vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Apia is 55.3% more expensive than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants
pay 2.6 times more in Apia
Groceries
pay 26.8% less in Apia
Transportation
pay 2.7 times more in Apia
Housing
pay 59.5% less in Apia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 34.1% more in Apia

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

Apia vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Port Of Spain
Apia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.31
TTD69.88
$53.35
WST150.23
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.10
TTD54.91
$13.95
WST39.30
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
TTD7.30
$2.07
WST5.84

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pay 26.8% less for groceries

 
Port Of Spain
Apia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.77
TTD18.77
$0.81
WST2.28
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.08
TTD27.63
$0.45
WST1.26
Milk (1 gallon) $10.51
TTD71.22
$6.80
WST19.14

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

 
Port Of Spain
Apia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.24
TTD28.72
$4.08
WST11.49
Monthly public transit pass $97.20
TTD658.91
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,345.77
TTD239,604.06
??

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pay 59.5% less for housing

 
Port Of Spain
Apia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$61.53
TTD417.09
$35.92
WST101.15
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $794.05
TTD5,382.77
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $478.64
TTD3,244.64
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Port Of Spain
Apia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $331.09
TTD2,244.44
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,182.06
TTD48,686.21
??

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pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Port Of Spain
Apia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.84
TTD12.48
$4.31
WST12.14
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.73
TTD25.29
$2.50
WST7.05
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.04
TTD40.93
$6.11
WST17.20

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Port Of Spain
Apia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.03
TTD400.17
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.29
TTD259.57
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$166.91
TTD1,131.46
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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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