Port of Spain vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$586	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	26	91
😀 Quality of life	54	81
🏙️ Population	84.1K	6.26M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 13% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4606th and 4939th ($1248 vs $1108) 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 0.8 months in Santiago. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6345th and 672nd 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	$9.04	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$9190

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827