Beijing vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$596	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$779
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	73	57
🏙️ Population	21.9M	49K

The cost of living in Beijing is 19% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5341st and 4601st ($1044 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check China vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 2718th and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Port of Spain

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	Beijing	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$9211

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

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