Port of Spain vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$621	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	94
😀 Quality of life	58	95
🏙️ Population	49K	664K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 52% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4567th and 649th ($1281 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Trinidad and Tobago and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6113th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/port-of-spain/rotterdam.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Port of Spain vs Rotterdam infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/port-of-spain/rotterdam" target="_blank">Port of Spain vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Port of Spain vs Rotterdam

Prices for goods and services in Port of Spain and Rotterdam are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Port of Spain	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.05	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$13092

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799