Port of Spain vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port of Spain	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3064	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$621	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$1077	$1068
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$779	$879
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	99
😀 Quality of life	57	75
🏙️ Population	49K	24.9M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 14% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4601st and 4971st ($1284 vs $1126) 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 0.6 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 6239th and 1655th 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	$9.07	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.03	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1522	$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$807	$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4336	$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.39	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.57	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.1	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.8	$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9211	$27781

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1002
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$669
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$782
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$594
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$620
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$644
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$683
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$643
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$650
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$584
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$671
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$636
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$680
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$684
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$623
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$646
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$860
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$647
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$611
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$652
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$604
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$675
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$678
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$626
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$644
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$677
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$601
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$665
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$632
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$765