Port of Spain vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port of Spain	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3064	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$621	$820
🏘️ Family rent	$1077	$1386
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$779	$1249
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	9
😀 Quality of life	57	53
🏙️ Population	49K	150K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 20% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 4601st and 3611th ($1284 vs $1611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Trinidad and Tobago and Curacao, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 6239th and 6474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Willemstad

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	Port of Spain	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.07	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.03	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1522	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$807	$1023
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4336	$833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.39	$33.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.57	$9.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7	$8.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.1	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.8	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$163
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9211	$12408

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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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1578
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$571
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$697
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$660
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$817
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$745
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$735
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$728
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$715
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$712
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$696
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$754
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$742
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$834
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$748
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$793
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$997
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$818
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$1015
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$807
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1199
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$744
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$994
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$749
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$775
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$918
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$923
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605