Port of Spain vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Port of Spain	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1238	$1506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2945	$3514
🏠 One person rent	$575	$733
🏘️ Family rent	$987	$1239
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$537
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$956	$1003
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	9
😀 Quality of life	52	50
🏙️ Population	84.1K	150K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 18% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 4662nd and 3982nd ($1238 vs $1506) 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 0.8 months in Port of Spain compared to 0.7 months in Willemstad. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 6304th and 6455th 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	$9.08	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.4	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$8.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$663
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1277	$1217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$885
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4489	$838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1772	$169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86	$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.43	$47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.57	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.5	$8.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$8.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.27	$9.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7150	$9572

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1219
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1065
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1013
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1125
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1071
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$776
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$734
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$894
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$685
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1041
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$709
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1019
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1318
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$699
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$676
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1450
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$866
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$848
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$744
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$877
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1167
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1767
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$805
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$995
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$793
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$862
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1144
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$949
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$944
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$972
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$923
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$841
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$927
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$937

Cities near Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1483
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2004
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$551
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1599
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$619
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$742
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$778
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$690
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$727
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$669
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$783
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$737
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$714
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$712
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$750
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$685
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$687
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$823
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$735
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$784
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$865
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$778
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$831
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$953
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$878
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$972
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$699
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$777
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1130
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$732
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$993
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$730
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$814
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$937
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$941
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$944
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$949
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$923
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$927