Beijing vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$575	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	75	51
🏙️ Population	21.9M	84.1K

The cost of living in Beijing is 15% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5387th and 4503rd ($1016 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 989th and 6190th 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	$3.86	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$5597

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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	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904