Ningbo vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ningbo	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1985	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$302	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$533	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$72	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$768	$917
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	60	26
😀 Quality of life	57	54
🏙️ Population	9.4M	84.1K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 43% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 7025th and 4606th ($713 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Ningbo ranked 49th best city to live in China vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6133rd and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Port of Spain

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	Ningbo	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.21	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.3	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.32	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$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	$355	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.65	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5268	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3300	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.29	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.88	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.69	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15234	$8058

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531

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