Buenos Aires vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Buenos Aires	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1247	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3037	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$555	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$824	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	79	27
😀 Quality of life	77	58
🏙️ Population	3.12M	49K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 3% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 4647th and 4567th ($1247 vs $1281) 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 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 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 1053rd and 6113th 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	$17.5	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.85	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.4	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	42.38%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7057	$10377

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$955
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$788
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$970
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$914
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$693
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$1035
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$610
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1082
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$920
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$872
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$1001
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$863
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$920
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$784
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$977
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$939
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$948
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$923
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$972
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$961
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$923
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$959
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$948

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801