Port of Spain vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$586	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	26	96
😀 Quality of life	54	78
🏙️ Population	84.1K	17.5M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 42% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4606th and 6334th ($1248 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 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 6345th and 1094th 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	$9.04	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$22402

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634