Essen vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Essen	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3719	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$666	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$1137	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$520	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3571	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	95	26
😀 Quality of life	96	54
🏙️ Population	587K	84.1K

The cost of living in Essen is 21% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 3903rd and 4606th ($1516 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th 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 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 24th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Port of Spain

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	Essen	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1153	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.7	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4342	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3278	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.09	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.9	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.06	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.6	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$460	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9800	$8058

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Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1560
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1631
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1340
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1550
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1558
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1631
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1583
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1535
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1613
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1529
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1547
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1572
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1552
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1661
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1549
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1558
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1563
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1548
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1645
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1549
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1543
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1674
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1591
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1691
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1575

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