Port of Spain vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Port of Spain	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1193	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2981	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$555	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$52	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$602
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	27	71
😀 Quality of life	51	61
🏙️ Population	84.1K	10.6M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 148% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4503rd and 8748th ($1193 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 525th 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 0.8 months in Port of Spain compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 6190th and 5094th 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	$9.01	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.2	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.1	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.36%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4421	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1764	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.6	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.69	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.56	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.89	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5597	$4785

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716