Cali vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$273	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$850
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	45	27
😀 Quality of life	53	54
🏙️ Population	2.47M	545K

The cost of living in Cali is 41% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6693rd and 4384th ($720 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 6111th and 6039th 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	$4.67	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$2991

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$552
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$493
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$455
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$507
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$551
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$639
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$567
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$639
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$525
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$416
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$727
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$416
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$649
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$511
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$433
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$724
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$883
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$533
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$515
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$812
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$867
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$530
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$645
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$778
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$536
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$851
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$617
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$597
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$594
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$624
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$612
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$570
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$638
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$633

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812