Chengdu vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chengdu	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1812	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$242	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$850
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	94	27
😀 Quality of life	73	54
🏙️ Population	20.9M	545K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 47% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 7269th and 4384th ($643 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 1633rd and 6039th 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	$2.81	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.9	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18347	$2991

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$611
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$608
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$594
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$578
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$598
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$603
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$625
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$562
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$615
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$535
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$619
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$596
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$530
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$589
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$548
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$545
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$597
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$625
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$435
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$525
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$620
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$564
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$566
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$554
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$559
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$566
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$568
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$593
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$576
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$570
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$580
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$587

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