Guangzhou vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guangzhou	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2255	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$333	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$834	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1117	$850
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	97	27
😀 Quality of life	75	54
🏙️ Population	18.7M	545K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 39% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6607th and 4384th ($742 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 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 955th and 6039th 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	$4.17	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1120	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.66%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10173	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4278	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.23	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18235	$2991

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$575
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$589
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$812
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$781
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$481
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$618
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$816
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1565
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$837
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$830
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2410
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$891
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$856
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$876
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$824
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$774
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1083
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$785
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$831
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$857
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$752
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$738
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$799
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$716
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$806
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$812
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$735
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$525
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$584
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$596
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$611
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$620

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