Port of Spain vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Port of Spain	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2980	$1672
🏠 One person rent	$586	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1013	$323
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$863
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	26	21
😀 Quality of life	54	46
🏙️ Population	84.1K	6.71M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 37% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 4606th and 6158th ($1248 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Yancheng ranked 242nd in China, while ranked 6345th and 7008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Yancheng

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	Port of Spain	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1336	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$773	$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.1	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.37%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4481	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1779	$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.9	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.44	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.21	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.5	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.47	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.23	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$342	$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8058	$18627

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$663
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$664
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$617
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$654
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$602
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$610
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$597
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$622
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$590
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$621
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$537
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$597
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$547
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$601
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$602
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$612
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$753
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$564
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$632
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$679
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$696
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$674
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$639
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$558
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$673
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$771
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$546
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$509
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1003