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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$621	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	27	95
😀 Quality of life	58	72
🏙️ Population	49K	6.21M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 17% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4567th and 5029th ($1281 vs $1095) 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 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6113th and 2767th 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	$9.05	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$12842

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634