Amsterdam vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	95	26
😀 Quality of life	96	54
🏙️ Population	921K	84.1K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 150% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 143rd and 4606th ($3118 vs $1248) 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 31st and 6345th 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	$21.3	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$8058

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757