Caracas vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$366	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$841
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	54	27
😀 Quality of life	45	50
🏙️ Population	2.25M	81.1K

The cost of living in Caracas is 11% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5335th and 4682nd ($1045 vs $1168) 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 0.2 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 6509th and 6176th 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	$13.2	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$3731

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877