Medellin vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medellin	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$408	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$275	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$432	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	66	27
😀 Quality of life	53	51
🏙️ Population	2.53M	84.1K

The cost of living in Medellin is 24% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6005th and 4503rd ($906 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Colombia vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medellin compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Medellin ranked 2nd best city to live in Colombia vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6049th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medellin vs Port of Spain

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	Medellin	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.21	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1715	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.1	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5682	$5597

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Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904