Port of Spain vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port of Spain	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3064	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$621	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$1077	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$779	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	27	17
😀 Quality of life	57	44
🏙️ Population	49K	7.82M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 113% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4601st and 7914th ($1284 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 6239th and 7360th 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	$9.07	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.03	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1522	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$807	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4336	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.39	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.57	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.1	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9211	$16802

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518