Port of Spain vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Port of Spain	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3064	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$621	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$1077	$293
🍽️ Food expenses	$496	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.7	$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$779	$681
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	27	14
😀 Quality of life	57	44
🏙️ Population	49K	9.03M

The cost of living in Port of Spain is 115% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4601st and 7960th ($1284 vs $598) 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 350th in China, while ranked 6239th and 7402nd 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	$9.07	$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.49	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.03	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1522	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$807	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4336	$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.39	$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.57	$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7	$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.1	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.21	$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.8	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.57	$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9211	$16685

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Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$543
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$556
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$491
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$596
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$509
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$526
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$518
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$520
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$602
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$483
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$601
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$516
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$581
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$516
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$596
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$518
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$569
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$523
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$516
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$489
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$581
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$498
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$578
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$514
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$592
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$506
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$506
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$507
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$525
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$590
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$531
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$583
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$561
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$594
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$514