Port of Spain vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$621	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	27	17
😀 Quality of life	58	44
🏙️ Population	49K	7.82M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 109% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4567th and 7879th ($1281 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6113th and 7390th 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	$9.05	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$19212

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522