Port of Spain vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Port of Spain	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1218	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3094	$1362
🏠 One person rent	$511	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$1104	$340
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$850	$608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	27	71
😀 Quality of life	54	63
🏙️ Population	545K	10.6M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 150% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4384th and 8597th ($1218 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 6039th and 4919th 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	$10.2	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.8	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1173	$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$901	$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.5	$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.99%	3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.1	$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2991	$4869

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$527
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$525
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$569
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$549
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$569
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$592
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$587
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$598
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$466
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$599
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$601
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$583
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$613
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$576
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$573
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$621
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$509
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$572
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$594
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$650
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$522
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$633
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$521
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$570
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$617
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$625
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$643
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$572
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$739
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$607
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$707
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$733