Port of Spain vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$586	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	26	95
😀 Quality of life	54	69
🏙️ Population	84.1K	11.5M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 19% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4606th and 5192nd ($1248 vs $1052) 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 0.7 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 6345th and 4142nd 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	$9.04	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666