Cali vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$287	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$841
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	45	27
😀 Quality of life	51	50
🏙️ Population	2.47M	81.1K

The cost of living in Cali is 37% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6748th and 4682nd ($733 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6170th and 6176th 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	$4.68	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$3731

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$652
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$718
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$477
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$462
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$520
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$619
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$562
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$501
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$398
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$488
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$641
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$868
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$544
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$504
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$871
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$873
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$475
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$681
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$789
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$528
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$851
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$523
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$687
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$634
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$584
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$574
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$620

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