Port of Spain vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$2931
🏠 One person rent	$621	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	92
😀 Quality of life	58	81
🏙️ Population	49K	6.26M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 8% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4567th and 4785th ($1281 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6113th and 637th 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	$9.05	$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$4.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$12174

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$807
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$926
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$741
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$831
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$891
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$896
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$904
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1114
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$957
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$937
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$828
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$930
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$928
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$898
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$876
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$699
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$860
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$908
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$626
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$757
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$718
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$883
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$882
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$740
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$788
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$702
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$923
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$848
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$788
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$890
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$851
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$872
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$844
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$590
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895