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Buenos Aires vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 10.9% more expensive than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants: pay 74.4% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 24.2% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 30.2% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 1.7% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 6.2% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.5% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 55.6% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Port Of Spain. Expenses including transportation, groceries, childcare, and housing are lower in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 74.4% more for restaurants

	Port Of Spain	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.31 TTD69.78	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+74.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 TTD54.82	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 TTD7.29	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+102.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 TTD5.45	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+72.4%
Average			+74.4%

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pay 24.2% less for groceries

	Port Of Spain	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.77 TTD18.75	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.08 TTD27.58	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+50.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.51 TTD71.11	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-44.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.17 TTD35.03	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	-36.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 TTD31.26	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	-15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.80 TTD18.93	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-58.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 TTD7.88	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.05 TTD13.88	$0.57 ARS819.15	-72.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 TTD12.74	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	-39.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 TTD4.83	$0.66 ARS952.66	-7.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 TTD5.56	$0.58 ARS837.26	-29.5%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 30.2% less for transportation

	Port Of Spain	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.24 TTD28.68	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	+1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.20 TTD657.88	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	-79.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,345.77 TTD239,228.93	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 TTD74.76	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	-13.9%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 1.7% less for housing

	Port Of Spain	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.53 TTD416.44	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$794.05 TTD5,374.34	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.64 TTD3,239.56	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	-3.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 TTD412.88	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	+65.5%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 6.2% less for childcare

	Port Of Spain	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.09 TTD2,240.92	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	+11.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,182.06 TTD48,609.99	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-23.5%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Port Of Spain	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 TTD12.46	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+106.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.73 TTD25.25	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.04 TTD40.87	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	-39.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.41 TTD368.26	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-19.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 TTD72.27	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	-15.7%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 55.6% more for clothing

	Port Of Spain	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.03 TTD399.55	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+91.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.29 TTD259.16	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+139.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$166.91 TTD1,129.69	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	-22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.82 TTD797.43	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+14.5%
Average			+55.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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