Hong Kong vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hong Kong	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2614	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6294	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$1726	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$3471	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$501	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$850
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	89	54
🏙️ Population	7.41M	545K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 115% more expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 503rd and 4384th ($2614 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Hong Kong compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 168th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Port of Spain

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	Hong Kong	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.92	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2033	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4405	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2942	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$28583	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18618	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.3	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$3	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.14	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20363	$2991

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$618
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1565
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$481
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$589
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$837
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$812
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$742
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1083
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$575
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$816
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$891
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$781
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$830
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$876
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$738
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$856
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$588
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$799
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$824
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$774
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$857
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$831
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$785
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$812
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$752
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$806
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$721
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$620
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$735
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$851
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$525
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$611

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