Cali vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cali	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$829	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2097	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$318	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$779
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	47	27
😀 Quality of life	60	57
🏙️ Population	2.47M	49K

The cost of living in Cali is 35% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6645th and 4601st ($829 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Colombia vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 5917th and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Port of Spain

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	Cali	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.7	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.04	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$555	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.1	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.5	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.68%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1099	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$890	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.92	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.52	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.2	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.39	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.1	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6650	$9211

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775