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
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Port Of Spain
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD69.83
|
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD49.88
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.80
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.49
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.41
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.69
|
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.17
|
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.65
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.23
|
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.22
|
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.91
|
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.14
|
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.27
|
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.64
|
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.58
|
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
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pay 36.7% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.02
|
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD658.39
|
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD75.82
|
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
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pay 5.5% less for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD385.33
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,126.60
|
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,930.35
|
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD438.64
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,566.18
|
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.17
|
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD39.90
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD343.28
|
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD59.85
|
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD421.12
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD369.10
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD716.11
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD732.38
|
$112.58
CN¥801.88
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