Port of Spain vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Port of Spain	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1281	$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$1688
🏠 One person rent	$621	$194
🏘️ Family rent	$1078	$299
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	27	14
😀 Quality of life	58	43
🏙️ Population	49K	9.03M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 110% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4567th and 7898th ($1281 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Port of Spain ranked 1st best city to live in Trinidad and Tobago vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 6113th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Port of Spain vs Zhoukou

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	Port of Spain	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.05	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$854	$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1528	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.32	$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.82	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.2	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.4	$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10377	$18568

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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 Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$519
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$567
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$487
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$599
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$504
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$521
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$514
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$516
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$612
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$457
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$613
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$520
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$588
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$520
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$596
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$522
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$555
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$529
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$811
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$484
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$595
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$491
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$575
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$524
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$605
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$502
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$513
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$513
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$540
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$589
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$533
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$589
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$562
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$531