Essen vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Essen	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1525	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3787	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$681	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1217	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3234	$841
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	585K	81.1K

The cost of living in Essen is 31% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 3595th and 4682nd ($1525 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 31st and 6176th 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	$13.6	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.25	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$470	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1267	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.52	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$39.9	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.8	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.47	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.63	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.5	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9380	$3731

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Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1618
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1586
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1425
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1486
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1442
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1548
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1378
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1451
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1527
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1477
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1480
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1490
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1477
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1571
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1419
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1462
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1466
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1457
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1480
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1451
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1558
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1861
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1472
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1480
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1578
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1376
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1431

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