Port of Spain vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port of Spain	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2841	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$537	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$1029	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$841	$831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	53
😀 Quality of life	50	50
🏙️ Population	81.1K	8.78M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 75% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4682nd and 7155th ($1168 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 6176th and 6224th 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	$8.72	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4464	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1776	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.1	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.42	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.36	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.48	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.28	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.2	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$222	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3731	$22902

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1164
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$964
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1101
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1065
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1061
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$770
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$719
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$871
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$692
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$981
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$691
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1004
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$785
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$662
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1390
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$627
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$704
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$821
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$731
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1159
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$783
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1003
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$896
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$892
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$986
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$877

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014