Beijing vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$648	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	73	58
🏙️ Population	21.9M	49K

The cost of living in Beijing is 14% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 4987th and 4567th ($1108 vs $1281) 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 14th best city to live in China vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 2361st and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Beijing	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$10377

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801