Antwerp vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Antwerp	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4482	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$927	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1528	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$779
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	87	27
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	529K	49K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 45% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 2628th and 4601st ($1857 vs $1284) 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 218th and 6239th 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	$20.6	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$890	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1494	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1226	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.27%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4499	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3099	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.6	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.9	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.59	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$749	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20480	$9211

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1772
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1877
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1854
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1523
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1734
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1730
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1864
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1890
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1920
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1993
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1786
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2471
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2206
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1860
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1809
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1846
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1787
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1886
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2050

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775