Port of Spain vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$586	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	26	56
😀 Quality of life	54	62
🏙️ Population	84.1K	2.42M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 58% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4606th and 6702nd ($1248 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Trinidad and Tobago and Brazil, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 6345th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Salvador

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	Port of Spain	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$13462

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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

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699