Port of Spain vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port of Spain	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1218	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3094	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$511	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1104	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$850	$626
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	54
😀 Quality of life	54	43
🏙️ Population	545K	1.66M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 60% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4384th and 6515th ($1218 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 0.8 months in Recife. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 6039th and 6854th 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	$10.2	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.8	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1173	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2991	$19214

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525