Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Port Of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Port Of Spain vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 36.7% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 65.3% more in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 26.1% more in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 76.8% more in Port Of Spain
Childcare: pay 64.0% less in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.2% more in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 10.7% more in Port Of Spain

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Port Of Spain are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Port Of Spain.

Port Of Spain vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB97.61	$10.24 TTD69.48	+251.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB195.22	$7.31 TTD49.63	+25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.63	$0.98 TTD6.66	+59.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.78	$0.81 TTD5.52	+178.9%
Average			+128.8%

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pay 65.3% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.01	$2.57 TTD17.45	+69.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB393.39	$3.93 TTD26.66	-66.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB245.24	$9.37 TTD63.57	+28.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.14	$4.45 TTD30.22	+96.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.05	$4.26 TTD28.92	+224.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.30	$2.23 TTD15.14	+51.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.34	$1.11 TTD7.53	+52.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.69	$1.86 TTD12.64	+79.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.96	$2.21 TTD14.98	+174.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.88	$0.62 TTD4.17	-13.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.86	$0.76 TTD5.16	+22.3%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 26.1% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB149.63	$4.10 TTD27.82	-8.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,317.74	$96.55 TTD655.10	+145.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,854,601.90	$33,646.13 TTD228,290.81	-39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB346.52	$10.97 TTD74.44	+6.1%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 76.8% more for housing

	Bangkok	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB514.71	$57.56 TTD390.58	+274.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,144.28	$638.18 TTD4,330.08	+11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,116.01	$426.67 TTD2,894.99	+41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,256.24	$53.54 TTD363.25	-20.5%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 64.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,199.37	$229.42 TTD1,556.60	-63.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB442,039.11	$4,719.60 TTD32,022.75	-64.2%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.09	$1.76 TTD11.91	-24.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB86.58	$3.57 TTD24.20	+38.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB140.80	$5.85 TTD39.70	+39.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,828.90	$50.74 TTD344.30	-7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB244.03	$8.78 TTD59.55	+20.5%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 10.7% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,852.02	$55.89 TTD379.24	+1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,167.44	$40.64 TTD275.71	+16.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,253.66	$104.84 TTD711.34	+8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,086.94	$107.85 TTD731.79	+17.1%
Average			+10.7%

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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: March 2025

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