Caracas vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$458	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	54	27
😀 Quality of life	52	57
🏙️ Population	2.25M	49K

The cost of living in Caracas is 7% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 4773rd and 4601st ($1199 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 0.6 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 6562nd and 6239th 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	$12.5	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$9211

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775