Port of Spain vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$621	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	27	65
😀 Quality of life	58	74
🏙️ Population	49K	12.7M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 60% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4567th and 6776th ($1281 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6113th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Suzhou

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	Port of Spain	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.05	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$20341

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635