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Port Of Spain vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 50.1% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 16.3% less in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 24.0% more in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 84.1% more in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Port Of Spain
Childcare: pay 96.6% more in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.6% more in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 26.2% more in Port Of Spain

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Port Of Spain are more expensive than in Caracas. Notably, housing, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Port Of Spain.

Port Of Spain vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Caracas, you would:

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pay 16.3% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 VEF109.72	$10.31 TTD69.85	-6.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 VEF99.75	$8.10 TTD54.88	-19.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.16	$1.08 TTD7.30	-18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 VEF10.25	$0.81 TTD5.45	-21.7%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 24.0% more for groceries

	Caracas	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 VEF24.50	$2.77 TTD18.76	+12.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.43 VEF44.21	$4.08 TTD27.61	-8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.83 VEF78.10	$10.51 TTD71.19	+34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 VEF32.07	$5.17 TTD35.06	+60.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 VEF34.11	$4.62 TTD31.29	+35.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.68 VEF26.71	$2.80 TTD18.95	+4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.98	$1.16 TTD7.89	+29.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 VEF12.04	$2.05 TTD13.89	+69.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 VEF10.02	$1.88 TTD12.75	+87.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 VEF11.69	$0.71 TTD4.83	-39.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 VEF10.60	$0.82 TTD5.57	-22.7%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 84.1% more for transportation

	Caracas	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$4.24 TTD28.71	+123.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$97.20 TTD658.57	+224.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249,362.52	$35,345.77 TTD239,480.35	+41.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.50 VEF234.40	$11.05 TTD74.84	-53.0%
Average			+84.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Caracas	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.92 VEF368.29	$61.53 TTD416.87	+66.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.75 VEF4,924.91	$794.05 TTD5,379.99	+60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$390.00 VEF3,890.06	$478.64 TTD3,242.96	+22.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.19 VEF161.48	$61.00 TTD413.32	+276.8%
Average			+106.7%

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pay 96.6% more for childcare

	Caracas	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.00 VEF1,346.56	$331.09 TTD2,243.28	+145.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,860.00 VEF48,476.07	$7,182.06 TTD48,661.08	+47.8%
Average			+96.6%

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pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$1.84 TTD12.47	+22.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 VEF26.51	$3.73 TTD25.28	+40.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 VEF49.87	$6.04 TTD40.91	+20.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.18 VEF630.21	$54.41 TTD368.64	-13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$10.68 TTD72.34	+78.0%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 26.2% more for clothing

	Caracas	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.88 VEF567.30	$59.03 TTD399.97	+3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.50 VEF374.04	$38.29 TTD259.44	+2.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.67 VEF864.46	$166.91 TTD1,130.88	+92.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.62 VEF1,103.43	$117.82 TTD798.27	+6.5%
Average			+26.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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