Port of Spain vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port of Spain	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3064	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$621	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$1077	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$779	$4686
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	27	92
😀 Quality of life	57	96
🏙️ Population	49K	548K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 52% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4601st and 570th ($1284 vs $2701) 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 1.7 months in The Hague. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 6239th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs The Hague

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	Port of Spain	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.07	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.03	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1522	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$807	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4336	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.39	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.57	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.1	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.8	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9211	$13755

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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

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734