Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 19.2% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
$79.71
|
$2.95
฿106.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
$55.30
|
$5.91
฿213.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.42
|
$0.57
฿20.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$5.36
|
$0.32
฿11.66
|
|
pay 9.7% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
$15.09
|
$1.86
฿67.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
$26.75
|
$8.67
฿313.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
$52.79
|
$6.60
฿238.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
$24.07
|
$2.02
฿72.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
$25.87
|
$1.46
฿52.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
$11.48
|
$1.36
฿49.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
$6.60
|
$0.63
฿22.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
$7.66
|
$0.90
฿32.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
$14.61
|
$0.73
฿26.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.51
|
$0.73
฿26.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
$3.79
|
$0.63
฿22.67
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
$22.92
|
$4.46
฿161.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
$398.56
|
$38.39
฿1,388.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
$211,736.21
|
$59,069.18
฿2,135,994.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
$75.73
|
$10.60
฿383.41
|
|
pay 17.7% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
$331.40
|
$15.74
฿569.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
$3,876.92
|
$659.48
฿23,847.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
$2,812.93
|
$314.02
฿11,355.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
$387.36
|
$60.89
฿2,201.81
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
$1,166.63
|
$562.72
฿20,348.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
$33,213.52
|
$13,500.26
฿488,181.48
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
$11.96
|
$2.36
฿85.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
$25.28
|
$2.30
฿83.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
$40.85
|
$4.43
฿160.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
$338.07
|
$56.73
฿2,051.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
$49.82
|
$7.97
฿288.36
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
$432.98
|
$59.87
฿2,165.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
$386.11
|
$40.54
฿1,465.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
$680.88
|
$97.44
฿3,523.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
$621.09
|
$102.02
฿3,689.00
|
|
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