Cost of living comparison

Port Of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 11.3% more expensive than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants: pay 48.3% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 14.7% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.1% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 21.8% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.3% less for restaurants

	Port Of Spain	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.24 TTD69.48	$2.91 THB97.61	-71.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 TTD49.63	$5.83 THB195.22	-20.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 TTD6.66	$0.62 THB20.63	-37.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 TTD5.52	$0.29 THB9.78	-64.1%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 14.7% less for groceries

	Port Of Spain	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 TTD17.45	$1.52 THB51.01	-40.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 TTD26.66	$11.74 THB393.39	+198.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.37 TTD63.57	$7.32 THB245.24	-21.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 TTD30.22	$2.27 THB76.14	-49.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 TTD28.92	$1.31 THB44.05	-69.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 TTD15.14	$1.47 THB49.30	-34.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 TTD7.53	$0.73 THB24.34	-34.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.86 TTD12.64	$1.04 THB34.69	-44.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.21 TTD14.98	$0.80 THB26.96	-63.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 TTD4.17	$0.71 THB23.88	+15.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 TTD5.16	$0.62 THB20.86	-18.2%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 2.1% more for transportation

	Port Of Spain	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 TTD27.82	$4.47 THB149.63	+8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$96.55 TTD655.10	$39.32 THB1,317.74	-59.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,646.13 TTD228,290.81	$55,345.18 THB1,854,601.90	+64.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.97 TTD74.44	$10.34 THB346.52	-5.7%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 21.8% less for housing

	Port Of Spain	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.56 TTD390.58	$15.36 THB514.71	-73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$638.18 TTD4,330.08	$571.31 THB19,144.28	-10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$426.67 TTD2,894.99	$301.88 THB10,116.01	-29.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.54 TTD363.25	$67.33 THB2,256.24	+25.8%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Port Of Spain	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.42 TTD1,556.60	$632.63 THB21,199.37	+175.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,719.60 TTD32,022.75	$13,191.37 THB442,039.11	+179.5%
Average			+177.7%

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Of Spain	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 TTD11.91	$2.33 THB78.09	+32.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 TTD24.20	$2.58 THB86.58	-27.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.85 TTD39.70	$4.20 THB140.80	-28.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.74 TTD344.30	$54.58 THB1,828.90	+7.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.78 TTD59.55	$7.28 THB244.03	-17.0%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Port Of Spain	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.89 TTD379.24	$55.27 THB1,852.02	-1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.64 TTD275.71	$34.84 THB1,167.44	-14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.84 TTD711.34	$97.10 THB3,253.66	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.85 TTD731.79	$92.12 THB3,086.94	-14.6%
Average			-9.3%

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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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