Port of Spain vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port of Spain	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2981	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$555	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	27	24
😀 Quality of life	51	38
🏙️ Population	84.1K	7.82M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 62% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4503rd and 6735th ($1193 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 0.8 months in Port of Spain compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 6190th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Shangqiu

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	Port of Spain	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.01	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.2	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.1	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.36%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4421	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1764	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.6	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.56	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5597	$17921

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529