Cologne vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cologne	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1990	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4775	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$1083	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1841	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3654	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	92	27
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	1.09M	49K

The cost of living in Cologne is 55% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 2067th and 4601st ($1990 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Germany and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Germany vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 15th and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Port of Spain

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	Cologne	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.3	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$844	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1926	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5093	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.03	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.3	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.37	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.1	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$97	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$897	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22470	$9211

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1740
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1711
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1722
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1694
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1731
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1689
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1759
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1700
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1686
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1708
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1663
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1738
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1908
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1673
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1663
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1661
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1640
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1670
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1609
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1601
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1668
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1620
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1653
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1676
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1944

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