Cost of living comparison

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Tokyo vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 21.1% more expensive than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants
pay 11.9% less in Tokyo
Groceries
pay 12.4% more in Tokyo
Transportation
pay 29.3% more in Tokyo
Housing
pay 31.0% more in Tokyo
Childcare
pay 83.8% more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.1% more in Tokyo
Clothing
pay 20.9% less in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

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

pay 11.9% less for restaurants

 
Port Of Spain
Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.31
TTD69.91
$8.02
¥1,281
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.10
TTD54.93
$5.01
¥801
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
TTD7.30
$1.16
¥186

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

 
Port Of Spain
Tokyo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.77
TTD18.78
$1.55
¥248
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.08
TTD27.64
$7.21
¥1,152
Milk (1 gallon) $10.51
TTD71.25
$5.71
¥913

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pay 29.3% more for transportation

 
Port Of Spain
Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.24
TTD28.73
$4.50
¥719
Monthly public transit pass $97.20
TTD659.16
$73.51
¥11,742
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,345.77
TTD240K
$22,332.63
¥4M

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pay 31.0% more for housing

 
Port Of Spain
Tokyo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$61.53
TTD417.25
$33.44
¥5,342
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $794.05
TTD5,384.84
$1,071.65
¥171K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $478.64
TTD3,245.88
$642.24
¥103K

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pay 83.8% more for childcare

 
Port Of Spain
Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $331.09
TTD2,245.30
$519.69
¥83,017
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,182.06
TTD48,704.91
$15,131.74
¥2M

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pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Port Of Spain
Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.84
TTD12.48
$4.01
¥640
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.73
TTD25.30
$3.43
¥548
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.04
TTD40.95
$4.01
¥640

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pay 20.9% less for clothing

 
Port Of Spain
Tokyo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.03
TTD400.33
$56.84
¥9,080
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.29
TTD259.67
$40.48
¥6,467
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$166.91
TTD1,131.90
$62.67
¥10,012

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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: March 2026
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