Madrid vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	98	27
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	3.51M	49K

The cost of living in Madrid is 65% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 1723rd and 4567th ($2109 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 0.6 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 160th and 6113th 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	$17.6	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$10377

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

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