Essen vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Essen	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1561	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3822	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$682	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$545	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3475	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	96	27
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	587K	49K

The cost of living in Essen is 22% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 3860th and 4601st ($1561 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th 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 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.6 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 17th and 6239th 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	$17	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.31	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$602	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.6	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4998	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3089	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.22	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.77	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.03	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.5	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$471	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$9211

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Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1561
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1638
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1467
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1570
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1588
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1575
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1639
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1622
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1548
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1620
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1563
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1567
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1486
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1661
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1565
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1570
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1571
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1579
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1574
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1578
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1564
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1640
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1944
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1566
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1579
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1673
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1584
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1614
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1663
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1587

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775