Port of Spain vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port of Spain	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1218	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3094	$2648
🏠 One person rent	$511	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$1104	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$850	$359
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	27	94
😀 Quality of life	54	62
🏙️ Population	545K	6.78M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 21% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4384th and 5234th ($1218 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 6039th and 5089th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Port of Spain	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.8	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1173	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2991	$10845

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$778
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$645
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$619
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$717
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$691
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$702
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$711
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$560
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$633
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$685
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$616
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$617
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$701
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$669
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$631
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$681
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$579
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$541
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$775
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$620