Chengdu vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chengdu	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1735	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$281	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$779
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	89	27
😀 Quality of life	75	57
🏙️ Population	20.9M	49K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 48% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 7467th and 4601st ($666 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 1710th and 6239th 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	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.89	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13059	$9211

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775