Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 12.5% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
TTD79.79
|
$2.08
THB76.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
TTD55.35
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.43
|
$0.67
THB24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
TTD5.36
|
$0.35
THB13.01
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
TTD15.10
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
TTD26.78
|
$7.99
THB293.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
TTD52.84
|
$6.46
THB237.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
TTD24.09
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
TTD25.90
|
$1.07
THB39.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
TTD11.49
|
$1.20
THB44.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.61
|
$0.50
THB18.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
TTD7.67
|
$0.79
THB29.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
TTD14.63
|
$0.59
THB21.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.51
|
$0.62
THB22.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
TTD3.80
|
$0.46
THB16.89
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
TTD22.94
|
$4.57
THB167.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
TTD398.95
|
$24.32
THB893.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
TTD211,940.84
|
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
TTD75.80
|
$9.68
THB355.89
|
|
pay 44.5% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
TTD331.72
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
TTD3,880.67
|
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
TTD2,815.65
|
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
TTD387.74
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
|
pay 97.9% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
TTD1,167.75
|
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
TTD33,245.62
|
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$1.90
THB69.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
TTD25.31
|
$1.94
THB71.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
TTD40.89
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
TTD338.39
|
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
TTD49.87
|
$5.63
THB207.03
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
TTD433.40
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
TTD386.48
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
TTD681.54
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
TTD621.69
|
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
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