Guangzhou vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guangzhou	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$333	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.2	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$841
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	97	27
😀 Quality of life	75	50
🏙️ Population	18.7M	81.1K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 35% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6602nd and 4682nd ($763 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 1036th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Port of Spain

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	Guangzhou	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$78.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	5.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10222	$4464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4345	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$86.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$9.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$5.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15919	$3731

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877