Chongqing vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$180	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$917
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	87	26
😀 Quality of life	74	54
🏙️ Population	32.1M	84.1K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 55% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 8185th and 4606th ($561 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd 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 Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 2237th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Port of Spain

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	Chongqing	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$8058

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757