Port of Spain vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$621	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	96
😀 Quality of life	58	75
🏙️ Population	49K	11.5M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 14% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4567th and 4918th ($1281 vs $1126) 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 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.7 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 6113th and 1670th 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	$9.05	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720