Madrid vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	98	26
😀 Quality of life	92	54
🏙️ Population	3.42M	84.1K

The cost of living in Madrid is 61% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1962nd and 4606th ($2015 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Spain vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 142nd and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Port of Spain

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	Madrid	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$8058

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703

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