Antwerp vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antwerp	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1834	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$929	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$761
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	87	27
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	529K	49K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 43% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 2660th and 4567th ($1834 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Belgium and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Belgium vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 190th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Port of Spain

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	Antwerp	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1217	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.3	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$867	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20056	$10377

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1833
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1476
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1742
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1739
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1845
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1881
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2030
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1738
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1895
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1969
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1763
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2460
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2112
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1799
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1817
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1759
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1843
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1993

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