Port of Spain vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port of Spain	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1218	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3094	$1910
🏠 One person rent	$511	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$1104	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$850	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	27	24
😀 Quality of life	54	41
🏙️ Population	545K	7.82M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 64% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4384th and 6604th ($1218 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 6039th and 7053rd 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	$10.2	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.8	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1173	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2991	$14498

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$621
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1400
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$604
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$746
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$541
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$668
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$584
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$640
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$532
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$801
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$660
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$599
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$563
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$554
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$608
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$599
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$613
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$585
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$583
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$640
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$610
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$651
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$532
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$589
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$550
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$543