Port of Spain vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port of Spain	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2981	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$555	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$893
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	54
😀 Quality of life	51	66
🏙️ Population	84.1K	8.78M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 85% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4503rd and 7256th ($1193 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th 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 0.8 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 6190th and 4015th 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	$9.01	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.2	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.1	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.36%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4421	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1764	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.6	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.56	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5597	$20567

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936