Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

San Fernando vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

San Fernando is 12.6% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in San Fernando
Groceries: pay 29.0% more in San Fernando
Transportation: pay 16.5% less in San Fernando
Housing: pay 32.5% more in San Fernando
Childcare: pay 73.6% less in San Fernando
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.8% more in San Fernando
Clothing: pay 5.1% less in San Fernando

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

San Fernando vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Fernando instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	San Fernando
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB98.33	$8.78 TTD59.55	+201.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB196.66	$7.31 TTD49.63	+25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.79	$0.98 TTD6.66	+59.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.85	$0.81 TTD5.52	+178.9%
Average			+116.3%

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pay 29.0% more for groceries

	Bangkok	San Fernando
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.38	$2.19 TTD14.89	+44.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB396.28	$3.93 TTD26.66	-66.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB247.04	$7.57 TTD51.35	+3.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.70	$3.61 TTD24.48	+58.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.38	$2.99 TTD20.26	+127.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.67	$1.99 TTD13.51	+35.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.52	$0.93 TTD6.31	+28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.94	$0.66 TTD4.50	-35.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.16	$2.20 TTD14.94	+173.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.05	$0.58 TTD3.97	-17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.01	$0.43 TTD2.93	-30.7%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 16.5% less for transportation

	Bangkok	San Fernando
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB150.73	$3.81 TTD25.88	-14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,327.43	$43.89 TTD297.76	+11.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	$33,646.13 TTD228,285.63	-39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB349.07	$7.90 TTD53.60	-23.6%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 32.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	San Fernando
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB518.50	$45.11 TTD306.04	+193.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,285.06	$420.58 TTD2,853.57	-26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,190.40	$341.34 TTD2,315.94	+13.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,272.83	$33.56 TTD227.70	-50.2%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 73.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	San Fernando
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,355.26	$229.27 TTD1,555.56	-63.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	$2,194.31 TTD14,888.19	-83.4%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	San Fernando
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.66	$1.76 TTD11.91	-24.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB87.21	$3.57 TTD24.20	+38.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB141.84	$4.68 TTD31.76	+11.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,842.35	$45.71 TTD310.17	-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB245.82	$8.78 TTD59.55	+20.5%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 5.1% less for clothing

	Bangkok	San Fernando
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,865.64	$43.89 TTD297.76	-20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,176.03	$36.57 TTD248.14	+5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,277.58	$104.84 TTD711.32	+8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,109.64	$80.46 TTD545.90	-12.7%
Average			-5.1%

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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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