Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Arima, Trinidad and Tobago

Arima vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Arima is 20.2% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 93.7% more in Arima
Groceries: pay 50.2% more in Arima
Transportation: pay 30.0% more in Arima
Housing: pay 70.8% more in Arima
Childcare: pay 81.1% less in Arima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% less in Arima
Clothing: pay 12.2% less in Arima

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation in Arima are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Arima. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Arima.

Arima vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Arima instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 93.7% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Arima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.32	$8.78 TTD59.55	+110.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.43	$7.31 TTD49.63	+31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.60	$0.98 TTD6.62	+96.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.25	$0.73 TTD4.96	+136.6%
Average			+93.7%

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pay 50.2% more for groceries

	Beijing	Arima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.42	$2.12 TTD14.39	+47.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.08	$2.08 TTD14.14	-71.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.08	$8.31 TTD56.36	+15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.63	$3.78 TTD25.66	+117.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.12	$2.62 TTD17.80	+71.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.66	$2.23 TTD15.14	+143.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.17	$0.70 TTD4.72	-2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.44	$1.86 TTD12.64	+110.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.23	$1.55 TTD10.51	+165.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.68	$0.32 TTD2.16	-13.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.42	$0.32 TTD2.16	-32.3%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 30.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Arima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.67	$3.52 TTD23.90	-19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥242.57	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥151,607.16	$33,646.13 TTD228,285.63	+61.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.35	$6.80 TTD46.15	+48.1%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 70.8% more for housing

	Beijing	Arima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.49	$57.56 TTD390.57	+333.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,754.26	$475.43 TTD3,225.78	-48.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,576.90	$351.09 TTD2,382.11	-28.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥305.36	$53.54 TTD363.24	+27.3%
Average			+70.8%

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pay 81.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Arima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,545.72	$131.66 TTD893.29	-82.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥166,430.97	$4,719.60 TTD32,022.02	-79.4%
Average			-81.1%

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pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Arima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.09	$1.61 TTD10.92	+44.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.17	$2.34 TTD15.88	-35.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.27	$3.66 TTD24.81	+5.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥475.45	$47.54 TTD322.58	-27.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.64	$5.12 TTD34.74	-38.7%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 12.2% less for clothing

	Beijing	Arima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥455.10	$51.20 TTD347.39	-18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥251.95	$26.33 TTD178.66	-24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥606.17	$104.84 TTD711.32	+25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥781.83	$73.14 TTD496.27	-32.0%
Average			-12.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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