Port of Spain vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port of Spain	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2841	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$537	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$1029	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$841	$1905
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	50	79
🏙️ Population	81.1K	24.9M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 3% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4682nd and 4780th ($1168 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6176th and 571st 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	$8.72	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4464	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1776	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.1	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.42	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.36	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.48	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.28	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.2	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$222	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3731	$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774