Cost of living comparison

Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 24.3% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.5% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 2.4% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 19.8% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 12.5% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 6.4% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.5% less for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.51 TTD64.52	$2.91 THB97.61	-69.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 TTD49.63	$5.83 THB195.22	-20.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 TTD6.61	$0.62 THB20.63	-36.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TTD5.44	$0.29 THB9.78	-63.6%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 2.4% less for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.32 TTD15.73	$1.52 THB51.01	-34.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 TTD23.42	$11.74 THB393.39	+240.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.55 TTD57.99	$7.32 THB245.24	-14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.09 TTD27.77	$2.27 THB76.14	-44.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.62 TTD24.55	$1.31 THB44.05	-63.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TTD15.63	$1.47 THB49.30	-36.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 TTD6.78	$0.73 THB24.34	-27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 TTD10.68	$1.04 THB34.69	-34.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 TTD12.70	$0.80 THB26.96	-57.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 TTD3.57	$0.71 THB23.88	+35.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 TTD3.87	$0.62 THB20.86	+9.1%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 19.8% more for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 TTD25.85	$4.47 THB149.63	+17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.19 TTD483.05	$39.32 THB1,317.74	-44.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,305.16 TTD219,192.26	$55,345.18 THB1,854,601.90	+71.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.63 TTD51.78	$10.34 THB346.52	+35.5%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 12.5% less for housing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.89 TTD365.65	$15.36 THB514.71	-71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$509.67 TTD3,458.11	$571.31 THB19,144.28	+12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.30 TTD2,559.98	$301.88 THB10,116.01	-20.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.98 TTD352.67	$67.33 THB2,256.24	+29.5%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.69 TTD1,293.81	$632.63 THB21,199.37	+231.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,214.54 TTD28,595.91	$13,191.37 THB442,039.11	+213.0%
Average			+222.4%

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pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 TTD13.57	$2.33 THB78.09	+16.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38 TTD22.92	$2.58 THB86.58	-23.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.01 TTD34.00	$4.20 THB140.80	-16.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.73 TTD323.86	$54.58 THB1,828.90	+14.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.92 TTD53.76	$7.28 THB244.03	-8.1%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 6.4% less for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.13 TTD360.50	$55.27 THB1,852.02	+4.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 TTD278.84	$34.84 THB1,167.44	-15.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.07 TTD767.17	$97.10 THB3,253.66	-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.43 TTD627.17	$92.12 THB3,086.94	-0.3%
Average			-6.4%

Trinidad and Tobago vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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