Amsterdam vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	95	51
🏙️ Population	921K	84.1K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 134% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 331st and 4503rd ($2791 vs $1193) 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 0.8 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 29th and 6190th 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	$21	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$5597

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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