Cologne vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cologne	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1819	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3275	$841
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	92	27
😀 Quality of life	97	50
🏙️ Population	1.08M	81.1K

The cost of living in Cologne is 58% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 2308th and 4682nd ($1851 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 16th and 6176th 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	$14	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2061	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6540	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5856	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.37	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.82	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$822	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16860	$3731

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1593
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1620
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1563
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1586
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1580
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1606
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1566
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1582
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1572
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1530
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1594
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1765
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1578
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1652
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1564
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1558
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1531
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1415
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1571
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1453
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1550
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1566
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1527
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1548
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1542
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1861

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877