Cali vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cali	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$759	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1941	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$279	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$476	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$395	$917
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	45	26
😀 Quality of life	57	54
🏙️ Population	2.47M	84.1K

The cost of living in Cali is 39% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6830th and 4606th ($759 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Cali ranked 6th best city to live in Colombia vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6175th and 6345th 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	$4.9	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.8	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.52%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1046	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$838	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.4	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$242	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6322	$8058

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$693
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$782
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$511
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$572
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$565
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$667
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$679
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$655
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$730
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$506
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$515
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$678
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$489
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$708
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$608
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$722
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$848
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$976
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$622
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$604
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$950
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1030
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$546
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$762
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$881
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$585
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$637
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$882
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$960
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$581
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$777
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$721
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$686
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$542
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$649
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$663

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757