Chicago vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	97	54
🏙️ Population	2.75M	84.1K

The cost of living in Chicago is 124% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 394th and 4606th ($2799 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 16th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$8058

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

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