Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Arima, Trinidad and Tobago

Arima vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Arima is 8.9% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Arima
Groceries: pay 23.0% more in Arima
Transportation: pay 31.5% less in Arima
Housing: pay 63.5% more in Arima
Childcare: pay 71.7% less in Arima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% less in Arima
Clothing: pay 11.1% less in Arima

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

Arima vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Arima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB97.17	$8.78 TTD59.52	+201.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB194.33	$7.31 TTD49.60	+25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.54	$0.98 TTD6.61	+58.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.73	$0.73 TTD4.96	+150.7%
Average			+109.0%

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pay 23.0% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Arima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB50.78	$2.12 TTD14.38	+39.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB391.60	$2.08 TTD14.14	-82.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB244.12	$8.31 TTD56.33	+13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB75.79	$3.78 TTD25.64	+66.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB43.85	$2.62 TTD17.79	+99.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.08	$2.23 TTD15.13	+51.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.23	$0.70 TTD4.71	-4.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.53	$1.86 TTD12.63	+79.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.84	$1.55 TTD10.50	+92.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.77	$0.32 TTD2.16	-55.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.76	$0.32 TTD2.16	-48.8%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 31.5% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Arima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB148.95	$3.52 TTD23.88	-21.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,311.73	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,846,145.10	$33,646.13 TTD228,167.56	-39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB344.94	$6.80 TTD46.13	-34.2%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 63.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Arima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB512.36	$57.56 TTD390.36	+274.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,056.98	$475.43 TTD3,224.11	-16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,069.88	$351.09 TTD2,380.88	+16.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,245.95	$53.54 TTD363.05	-20.5%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 71.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Arima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,102.71	$131.66 TTD892.83	-79.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB440,023.45	$4,719.60 TTD32,005.46	-64.2%
Average			-71.7%

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pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Arima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB77.73	$1.61 TTD10.91	-30.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB86.18	$2.34 TTD15.87	-9.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB140.16	$3.66 TTD24.80	-13.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,820.56	$47.54 TTD322.41	-12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB242.91	$5.12 TTD34.72	-29.7%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 11.1% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Arima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,843.58	$51.20 TTD347.21	-7.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,162.12	$26.33 TTD178.57	-24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,238.82	$104.84 TTD710.96	+8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,072.86	$73.14 TTD496.02	-20.6%
Average			-11.1%

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