Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 38.5% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD70.03
|
$4.15
CN¥30.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD50.02
|
$5.54
CN¥40.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.82
|
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.78
|
$6.83
CN¥49.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.35
|
$7.46
CN¥53.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.73
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.31
|
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.94
|
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.66
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.10
|
$4.35
CN¥31.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD660.32
|
$34.62
CN¥250.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,597.56
|
$20,773.90
CN¥150,054.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD76.04
|
$4.68
CN¥33.81
|
|
pay 5.5% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD386.46
|
$13.59
CN¥98.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,138.69
|
$969.73
CN¥7,004.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,938.94
|
$561.86
CN¥4,058.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD439.92
|
$42.17
CN¥304.60
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,570.77
|
$836.50
CN¥6,042.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,595.84
|
$25,256.69
CN¥182,434.09
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.01
|
$1.38
CN¥10.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
$3.73
CN¥26.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD40.02
|
$3.46
CN¥25.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD344.29
|
$62.16
CN¥448.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD60.03
|
$8.31
CN¥60.02
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD422.35
|
$65.57
CN¥473.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD370.18
|
$35.21
CN¥254.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD718.21
|
$85.31
CN¥616.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD734.53
|
$112.58
CN¥813.20
|
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