Port of Spain vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port of Spain	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2981	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$555	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	95
😀 Quality of life	51	65
🏙️ Population	84.1K	11.5M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 22% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4503rd and 5654th ($1193 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6190th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Sao Paulo

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	Port of Spain	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.01	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.2	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.1	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.36%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4421	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1764	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.6	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.56	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5597	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611