Port of Spain vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$1387
🏠 One person rent	$621	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$339
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$800
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	27	58
😀 Quality of life	58	68
🏙️ Population	49K	10.6M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 146% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4567th and 8567th ($1281 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6113th and 4412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Shijiazhuang

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	Port of Spain	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.05	$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$5149

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$541
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$541
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$541
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$539
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$556
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$541
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$567
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$525
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$579
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$574
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$522
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$480
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$480
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$550
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$549
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$556
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$580
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$549
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$511
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$539
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$570
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$574
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$666
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$538
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$623
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$508
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$549
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$538
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$629
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$684
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$637
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$645
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$789
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$740