Beijing vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$605	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$850
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	78	54
🏙️ Population	21.9M	545K

The cost of living in Beijing is 13% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 4887th and 4384th ($1065 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 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 583rd and 6039th 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	$3.9	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$2991

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812