Port of Spain vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port of Spain	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1218	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3094	$1828
🏠 One person rent	$511	$307
🏘️ Family rent	$1104	$507
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$850	$388
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	27	27
😀 Quality of life	54	53
🏙️ Population	545K	3.15M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 63% more expensive than in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Cities ranked 4384th and 6585th ($1218 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Trinidad and Tobago and Bolivia, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Bolivia 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 Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 6039th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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	Port of Spain	Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$4.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.8	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$2.77
🥤 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	$519	$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1173	$588
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$4.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2991	$4165

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812

Cities near Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Distance	City	Cost of living
258 km or 161 mi	Sucre	$455
304 km or 189 mi	Sacaba	$525
317 km or 197 mi	Cochabamba	$525
335 km or 208 mi	Potosi	$525
376 km or 233 mi	Trinidad	$775
415 km or 258 mi	Oruro	$600
446 km or 277 mi	Tarija	$628
528 km or 328 mi	Tartagal	$565
545 km or 339 mi	La Paz	$705
550 km or 342 mi	El Alto	$662
601 km or 373 mi	Corumba	$669
606 km or 377 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$547
617 km or 384 mi	Caceres	$726
650 km or 404 mi	Vilhena	$633
688 km or 428 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$524
691 km or 430 mi	Rolim de Moura	$631
737 km or 458 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$520
744 km or 462 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$540
747 km or 464 mi	Tacna	$390
757 km or 470 mi	Arica	$702
758 km or 471 mi	Puno	$475
772 km or 480 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$739
779 km or 484 mi	Iquique	$825
779 km or 484 mi	Ji-Parana	$631
781 km or 485 mi	Juliaca	$511
789 km or 490 mi	Varzea Grande	$779
792 km or 492 mi	Calama	$689
795 km or 494 mi	Cuiaba	$833
811 km or 504 mi	Salta	$538
863 km or 536 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$562
865 km or 537 mi	Concepcion	$577
876 km or 544 mi	Ariquemes	$634
900 km or 559 mi	Arequipa	$562
921 km or 573 mi	Rondonopolis	$590
941 km or 585 mi	Ponta Pora	$644
944 km or 587 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$562
949 km or 589 mi	Campo Grande	$716
992 km or 616 mi	Antofagasta	$962
1001 km or 622 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1005 km or 625 mi	Dourados	$661