Port of Spain vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port of Spain	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2981	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$555	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	27	94
😀 Quality of life	51	93
🏙️ Population	84.1K	664K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 49% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4503rd and 1038th ($1193 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.8 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6190th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Rotterdam

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	Port of Spain	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.01	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.2	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.1	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.36%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4421	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1764	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.6	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.56	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5597	$10730

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514