Port of Spain vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$586	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	26	100
😀 Quality of life	54	77
🏙️ Population	84.1K	24.9M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 11% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4606th and 4879th ($1248 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6345th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Shanghai

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	Port of Spain	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753