Port of Spain vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$621	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	49
😀 Quality of life	58	71
🏙️ Population	49K	8.78M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 98% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4567th and 7630th ($1281 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th in Trinidad and Tobago and China, respectively. Check Trinidad and Tobago vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6113th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Quanzhou

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	Port of Spain	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.05	$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$9745

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954