Caracas vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

	Caracas	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$946	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2272	$2517
🏠 One person rent	$365	$509
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$425
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$183	$764
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	55	28
😀 Quality of life	43	54
🏙️ Population	2.25M	81.1K

The cost of living in Caracas is 12% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5759th and 4557th ($946 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6791st and 5974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Port of Spain

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	Caracas	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$8.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$76.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$7.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.2	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$387	$567
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$290	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$1013
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$672
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.2	$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$78.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.91%	5.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$813	$4722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$1790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$61.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.52	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.73	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$7.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$8.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.47	$22.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$5.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.93	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.73	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.9	$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$57.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.5	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5670	$6180

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$718
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$702
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$770
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$745
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$719
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$703
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$737
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$740
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$727
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$620
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$702
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$710
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$570
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$646
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$701
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$702
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$731
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$712
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$703
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$682
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$842
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$716
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$705
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$732
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$720
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$701
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$705
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1683
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$706
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$740
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$773
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$677
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$640
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$791
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$721
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$715

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$924
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$987
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$903
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$982
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$992
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$990
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$700
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$1029
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$696
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$702
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$884
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$930
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$700
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$860
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$701
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1292
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$677
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1074
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$702
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1285
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$605
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$773
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$740
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$774
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$854
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1007
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1367
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$705
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$946
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$731
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1250
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$740
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$737
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$759
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$703
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$829
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$727
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$703