Port of Spain vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$1842
🏠 One person rent	$586	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$940
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	26	89
😀 Quality of life	54	74
🏙️ Population	84.1K	13.9M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 93% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4606th and 7452nd ($1248 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6345th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Tianjin

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	Port of Spain	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$57
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$18657

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573