Port of Spain vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port of Spain	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2841	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1029	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$841	$3950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	27	93
😀 Quality of life	50	95
🏙️ Population	81.1K	548K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 44% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4682nd and 1613th ($1168 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.7 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6176th and 35th 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	$8.72	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4464	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1776	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.1	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.42	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.36	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.3	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.48	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.28	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.2	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$222	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3731	$9165

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611