Chicago vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chicago	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6527	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1714	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2737	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5090	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	2.75M	49K

The cost of living in Chicago is 122% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 358th and 4567th ($2851 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 1st in the United States and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check the United States vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 18th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.3	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2011	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3203	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2316	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3899	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2568	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.71	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.4	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.6	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1582	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27880	$10377

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2440
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2423
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2232
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2309
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2454
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2430
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2463
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2376
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2394
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2461
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2323
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2444
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2483
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2436
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2569
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2436
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2508
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2425
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1751
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2440
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2443
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2439
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2580
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1761
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2429
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2400
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2508
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2463
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2543
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2418
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2438
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2425
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2406
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2418
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1784
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2423
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2453

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