Port of Spain vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$586	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	26	53
😀 Quality of life	54	70
🏙️ Population	84.1K	8.78M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 101% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4606th and 7641st ($1248 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th 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 0.7 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 32nd in China, while ranked 6345th and 4086th 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	$9.04	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$9321

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941