Chengdu vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chengdu	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1806	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$297	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$512	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1237	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	89	27
😀 Quality of life	76	58
🏙️ Population	20.9M	49K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 46% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 7360th and 4567th ($688 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th 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 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 1238th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Port of Spain

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	Chengdu	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$707	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1941	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14789	$10377

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594

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