Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 45.3% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 68.6% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 36.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 76.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 51.8% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 38.8% more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.33 THB78.18	$9.51 TTD64.52	+307.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 THB201.73	$7.31 TTD49.63	+21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 THB23.61	$0.97 TTD6.61	+38.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.71	$0.80 TTD5.44	+111.1%
Average			+119.6%

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pay 68.6% more for groceries

	Thailand	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 THB46.89	$2.32 TTD15.73	+65.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.16 THB273.52	$3.45 TTD23.42	-57.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.68 THB223.99	$8.55 TTD57.99	+27.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 THB68.57	$4.09 TTD27.77	+100.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 THB43.24	$3.62 TTD24.55	+180.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 THB41.25	$2.30 TTD15.63	+87.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 THB17.44	$1.00 TTD6.78	+91.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.32	$1.57 TTD10.68	+93.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 THB22.07	$1.87 TTD12.70	+184.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.20	$0.53 TTD3.57	-24.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 THB17.95	$0.57 TTD3.87	+6.5%
Average			+68.6%

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pay 36.8% more for transportation

	Thailand	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB149.70	$3.81 TTD25.85	-14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 THB852.25	$71.19 TTD483.05	+179.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,362.48 THB1,050,948.15	$32,305.16 TTD219,192.26	+3.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.67 THB323.90	$7.63 TTD51.78	-21.0%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 76.8% more for housing

	Thailand	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.13 THB574.17	$53.89 TTD365.65	+214.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.22 THB13,042.65	$509.67 TTD3,458.11	+30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.23 THB7,547.55	$377.30 TTD2,559.98	+67.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.17 THB1,848.86	$51.98 TTD352.67	-5.8%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 51.8% less for childcare

	Thailand	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$341.66 THB11,448.88	$190.69 TTD1,293.81	-44.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,344.18 THB346,630.59	$4,214.54 TTD28,595.91	-59.3%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 THB73.71	$2.00 TTD13.57	-9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 THB63.65	$3.38 TTD22.92	+77.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.85 THB128.92	$5.01 TTD34.00	+30.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.79 THB1,634.99	$47.73 TTD323.86	-2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 THB181.65	$7.92 TTD53.76	+46.2%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 38.8% more for clothing

	Thailand	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.62 THB1,294.07	$53.13 TTD360.50	+37.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.36 THB983.86	$41.10 TTD278.84	+40.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.78 THB2,773.99	$113.07 TTD767.17	+36.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.55 THB2,196.71	$92.43 TTD627.17	+41.0%
Average			+38.8%

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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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