Port of Spain vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port of Spain	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2981	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$555	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	27	56
😀 Quality of life	51	57
🏙️ Population	84.1K	2.42M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 69% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4503rd and 6861st ($1193 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 0.8 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 7th in Brazil, while ranked 6190th and 5641st 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	$9.01	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.2	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.1	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.36%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4421	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1764	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.6	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.56	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5597	$10392

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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

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677