Port of Spain vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port of Spain	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$1395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2841	$3669
🏠 One person rent	$537	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$1029	$1381
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$841	$943
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	9
😀 Quality of life	50	48
🏙️ Population	81.1K	150K

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 16% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 4682nd and 4095th ($1168 vs $1395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.7 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 6176th and 6313th 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	$8.72	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$82.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$1373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$1021
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49	$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4464	$2446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1776	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.1	$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.42	$45.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.36	$8.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.3	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.48	$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$7.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.28	$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.2	$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$222	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3731	$12926

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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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1395
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1664
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$628
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$682
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$663
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$785
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$783
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$726
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$683
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$688
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$726
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$707
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$781
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$711
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$744
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$900
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$776
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$915
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$772
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1045
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$724
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$922
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$724
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$877
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$877
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$892
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$896
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871