Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 36.7% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB101.36
|
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.43
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.15
|
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
|
pay 65.3% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.97
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB408.51
|
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB254.67
|
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB79.07
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.75
|
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB51.20
|
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.28
|
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB36.02
|
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB28.00
|
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.79
|
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.66
|
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.38
|
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,368.40
|
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,925,889.48
|
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB359.84
|
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
|
pay 76.8% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB534.50
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,880.15
|
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,504.85
|
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,342.96
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
|
pay 64.0% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB22,014.24
|
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB459,030.30
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB81.09
|
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.91
|
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB146.22
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,899.20
|
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,923.21
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,212.32
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,378.72
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,205.59
|
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
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