Port of Spain vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$621	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	54
😀 Quality of life	58	66
🏙️ Population	49K	1.49M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 60% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4567th and 6758th ($1281 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 6113th and 5007th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Recife

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	Port of Spain	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.05	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$11966

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592