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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port of Spain	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2981	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$555	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	27	95
😀 Quality of life	51	62
🏙️ Population	84.1K	6.21M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 30% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4503rd and 5954th ($1193 vs $916) 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 0.8 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 6190th and 4857th 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	$9.01	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.2	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.1	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.36%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4421	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1764	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.6	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.56	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5597	$10819

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562