Port of Spain vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port of Spain	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1218	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3094	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$511	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1104	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$850	$674
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	91
😀 Quality of life	54	77
🏙️ Population	545K	6.26M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 13% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4384th and 4828th ($1218 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Trinidad and Tobago and Chile, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6039th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Santiago

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	Port of Spain	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.8	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1173	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2991	$6400

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440