Buenos Aires vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Buenos Aires	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2348	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$402	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$817	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.6	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$433	$841
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	79	27
😀 Quality of life	72	50
🏙️ Population	3.12M	81.1K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 22% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6099th and 4682nd ($909 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Argentina and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Argentina vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 1789th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Port of Spain

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	Buenos Aires	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.98	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.31%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2462	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1826	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.04	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.36	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.65	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4474	$3731

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$808
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$620
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$770
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$777
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$540
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$779
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$481
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$790
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$756
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$766
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$812
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$760
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$751
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$801
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$740
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$683
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$759
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$749
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$728
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$748
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$757
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$721
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$754
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$767
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$742

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877