Port of Spain vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$586	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	26	54
😀 Quality of life	54	60
🏙️ Population	84.1K	1.49M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 67% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4606th and 6884th ($1248 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 6345th and 5911th 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	$9.04	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$16281

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544