Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 9.7% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD65.97
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.58
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.17
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.07
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD25.97
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.44
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.06
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.21
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.08
|
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.14
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.55
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.78
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD352.76
|
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD202,219.65
|
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.24
|
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 31.5% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD344.88
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,329.90
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,509.45
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD268.82
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay 62.8% more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,543.55
|
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,692.77
|
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.40
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.36
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.49
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD300.24
|
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD52.98
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 24.0% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD356.52
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD253.40
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD701.39
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD586.93
|
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
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