Essen vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Essen	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3766	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$642	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1100	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$537	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3165	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	96	27
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	587K	49K

The cost of living in Essen is 19% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 3925th and 4567th ($1519 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 23rd and 6113th 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	$16.8	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$571	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1047	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$794	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3071	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.17	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.4	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.1	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.41	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.72	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9789	$10377

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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	$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1548
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1507
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1565
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1605
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1565
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1637
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1559
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1629
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1551
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1557
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1534
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1547
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1568
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1653
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1589
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1565
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1544
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1545
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1559
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1566
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1572
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1662
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1913
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1528
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1559
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1673
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1564
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1533
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1538

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801