Amsterdam vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	921K	49K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 147% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 138th and 4567th ($3165 vs $1281) 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 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 24th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amsterdam	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$10377

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

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