Port of Spain vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Port of Spain	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1168	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2841	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$537	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$1029	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$841	$679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	27	24
😀 Quality of life	50	38
🏙️ Population	81.1K	7.82M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 51% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4682nd and 6542nd ($1168 vs $775) 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 0.7 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 316th in China, while ranked 6176th and 7163rd 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	$8.72	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.4	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4464	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1776	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.1	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.42	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.36	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.3	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.48	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.28	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.2	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$222	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3731	$18304

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542