Chicago vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chicago	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2822	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6502	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$1695	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$730	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5026	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	2.75M	49K

The cost of living in Chicago is 120% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 375th and 4601st ($2822 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 22nd and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Port of Spain

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	Chicago	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.7	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2002	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3205	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3759	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2521	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.2	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.16	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.62	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.9	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.5	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$154	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1863	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24172	$9211

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2432
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2406
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2396
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2300
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2449
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2443
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2381
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2408
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2466
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2295
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2439
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2454
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2433
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2521
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2438
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2475
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2434
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1906
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2411
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2440
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2503
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1889
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2438
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2415
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2477
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2434
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2525
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2354
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2421
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2412
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2311
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2398
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1862
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2425
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2434

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775