Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 24.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 45.3% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 0.4% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 60.6% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 69.0% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 7.7% more in Trinidad and Tobago

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

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Trinidad and Tobago instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB98.21	$9.51 TTD64.45	+226.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB196.42	$7.31 TTD49.58	+25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.76	$0.97 TTD6.61	+58.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.84	$0.80 TTD5.43	+174.6%
Average			+121.2%

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pay 45.3% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.32	$2.32 TTD15.71	+52.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB395.81	$3.45 TTD23.39	-70.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB246.75	$8.55 TTD57.93	+16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.61	$4.09 TTD27.75	+80.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.32	$3.62 TTD24.53	+175.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.61	$2.30 TTD15.61	+56.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.49	$1.00 TTD6.77	+37.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.90	$1.57 TTD10.67	+52.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.13	$1.87 TTD12.69	+132.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.02	$0.53 TTD3.57	-26.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.98	$0.57 TTD3.87	-8.4%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 0.4% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB150.55	$3.81 TTD25.83	-14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,325.83	$71.19 TTD482.56	+81.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,865,988.62	$32,305.16 TTD218,971.23	-41.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB348.65	$7.63 TTD51.73	-26.2%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 60.6% more for housing

	Bangkok	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB517.87	$53.89 TTD365.28	+250.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,261.82	$509.67 TTD3,454.62	-10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,178.12	$377.30 TTD2,557.40	+25.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,270.09	$51.98 TTD352.32	-22.8%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 69.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,329.53	$190.69 TTD1,292.51	-69.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB444,753.10	$4,214.54 TTD28,567.07	-68.1%
Average			-69.0%

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pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.57	$2.00 TTD13.55	-14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB87.11	$3.38 TTD22.90	+30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB141.67	$5.01 TTD33.96	+19.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,840.13	$47.73 TTD323.53	-12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB245.52	$7.92 TTD53.71	+8.8%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 7.7% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,863.40	$53.13 TTD360.13	-3.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,174.61	$41.10 TTD278.56	+18.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,273.63	$113.07 TTD766.40	+16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,105.89	$92.43 TTD626.54	+0.3%
Average			+7.7%

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