Port of Spain vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port of Spain	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2841	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$537	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1029	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$841	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	95
😀 Quality of life	50	63
🏙️ Population	81.1K	11.5M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 15% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4682nd and 5616th ($1168 vs $1012) 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 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6176th and 4573rd 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	$8.72	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4464	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1776	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.42	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.36	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.3	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.48	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.28	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.2	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$222	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3731	$13135

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629