Cost of living comparison

San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. San Fernando Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 49.4% more expensive than San Fernando.

Restaurants: pay 47.1% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 7.5% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 25.5% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 14.7% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 7.1% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. San Fernando Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.1% less for restaurants

	San Fernando	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.78 TTD59.49	$2.91 THB98.21	-66.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 TTD49.58	$5.83 THB196.42	-20.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 TTD6.65	$0.62 THB20.76	-37.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 TTD5.52	$0.29 THB9.84	-64.1%
Average			-47.1%

San Fernando vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.5% more for groceries

	San Fernando	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 TTD14.87	$1.52 THB51.32	-30.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 TTD26.63	$11.74 THB395.81	+198.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.57 TTD51.30	$7.32 THB246.75	-3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.61 TTD24.46	$2.27 THB76.61	-37.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 TTD20.24	$1.31 THB44.32	-56.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 TTD13.49	$1.47 THB49.61	-26.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 TTD6.30	$0.73 THB24.49	-21.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 TTD4.50	$1.04 THB34.90	+56.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.20 TTD14.92	$0.80 THB27.13	-63.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 TTD3.96	$0.71 THB24.02	+21.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 TTD2.92	$0.62 THB20.98	+44.3%
Average			+7.5%

San Fernando vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.5% more for transportation

	San Fernando	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 TTD25.85	$4.47 THB150.55	+17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.89 TTD297.47	$39.32 THB1,325.83	-10.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,646.13 TTD228,060.60	$55,345.18 THB1,865,988.62	+64.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.90 TTD53.54	$10.34 THB348.65	+30.9%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 14.7% more for housing

	San Fernando	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.11 TTD305.73	$15.36 THB517.87	-65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$420.58 TTD2,850.76	$571.31 THB19,261.82	+35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$341.34 TTD2,313.66	$301.88 THB10,178.12	-11.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.56 TTD227.48	$67.33 THB2,270.09	+100.6%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	San Fernando	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.27 TTD1,554.03	$632.63 THB21,329.53	+175.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.31 TTD14,873.52	$13,191.37 THB444,753.10	+501.2%
Average			+338.6%

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

	San Fernando	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 TTD11.90	$2.33 THB78.57	+32.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 TTD24.18	$2.58 THB87.11	-27.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.68 TTD31.73	$4.20 THB141.67	-10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.71 TTD309.86	$54.58 THB1,840.13	+19.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.78 TTD59.49	$7.28 THB245.52	-17.0%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 7.1% more for clothing

	San Fernando	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.89 TTD297.47	$55.27 THB1,863.40	+25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.57 TTD247.89	$34.84 THB1,174.61	-4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.84 TTD710.62	$97.10 THB3,273.63	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.46 TTD545.36	$92.12 THB3,105.89	+14.5%
Average			+7.1%

San Fernando vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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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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