Port of Spain vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port of Spain	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3064	$2444
🏠 One person rent	$621	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$1077	$900
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$779	$1024
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	27	95
😀 Quality of life	57	77
🏙️ Population	49K	17.5M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 37% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4601st and 6106th ($1284 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 Shenzhen. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6239th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Shenzhen

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	Port of Spain	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.07	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.03	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1522	$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$807	$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4336	$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.39	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.57	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.1	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.8	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9211	$22916

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$674
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$666
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1718
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$534
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$621
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$848
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$782
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$943
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$844
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$795
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$832
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$896
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$589
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$807
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$673
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$465
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$816
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$760
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$769
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$790
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$789
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$814
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$730
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$738
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$698
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$699
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$723
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$694
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$903
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$533
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$638