Essen vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Essen	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3604	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$759	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$1284	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3220	$850
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	579K	545K

The cost of living in Essen is 25% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 3358th and 4384th ($1519 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 4th best city to live in Germany vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 32nd and 6039th 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	$12.5	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.2	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$639	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$505	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$925	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.6	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5688	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.16	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.53	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.1	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$426	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9133	$2991

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Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1412
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1471
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1558
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1395
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1424
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1369
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1356
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1470
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1286
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1432
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1387
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1399
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1124
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1415
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1493
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1318
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1422
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1417
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1373
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1367
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1396
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1351
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1458
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1776
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1388
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1394
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1501
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1409
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1407
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1511
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1410

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812