Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 18.5% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$11.78
TTD79.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
$8.17
TTD55.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$0.95
TTD6.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.79
TTD5.36
|
|
pay 46.3% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
$2.23
TTD15.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
$3.95
TTD26.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.51
|
$7.80
TTD52.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$3.56
TTD24.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$3.82
TTD25.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.70
TTD11.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.98
TTD6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$1.13
TTD7.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$2.16
TTD14.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.52
TTD3.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.56
TTD3.80
|
|
pay 34.3% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.69
|
$3.39
TTD22.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.01
|
$58.91
TTD398.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,120.60
|
$31,293.81
TTD211,940.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.03
|
$11.19
TTD75.80
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
Beijing
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.44
|
$48.98
TTD331.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,358.70
|
$572.99
TTD3,880.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,594.50
|
$415.74
TTD2,815.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.36
|
$57.25
TTD387.74
|
|
pay 82.1% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,884.94
|
$172.42
TTD1,167.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,980.52
|
$4,908.83
TTD33,245.62
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.66
|
$3.74
TTD25.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$6.04
TTD40.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.13
|
$49.96
TTD338.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.21
|
$7.36
TTD49.87
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.65
|
$63.99
TTD433.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.59
|
$57.07
TTD386.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.59
|
$100.63
TTD681.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥901.94
|
$91.80
TTD621.69
|
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