Amsterdam vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$841
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	921K	81.1K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 145% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 252nd and 4682nd ($2859 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 25th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Port of Spain

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	Amsterdam	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$3731

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877