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Trinidad and Tobago vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Trinidad and Tobago is 43.9% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Trinidad and Tobago
Groceries: pay 67.1% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Transportation: pay 42.5% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Housing: pay 69.2% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Childcare: pay 35.6% less in Trinidad and Tobago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% more in Trinidad and Tobago
Clothing: pay 34.9% more in Trinidad and Tobago

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Trinidad and Tobago are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, restaurants is 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 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Trinidad and Tobago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB85.43	$9.57 TTD64.79	+258.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB223.63	$7.67 TTD51.91	+9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB23.49	$1.02 TTD6.89	+38.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$0.79 TTD5.37	+120.4%
Average			+106.7%

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pay 67.1% more for groceries

	Thailand	Trinidad and Tobago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB45.03	$2.36 TTD15.99	+67.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB252.05	$3.83 TTD25.90	-51.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB229.11	$8.89 TTD60.19	+24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB66.18	$4.36 TTD29.49	+110.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB45.15	$4.08 TTD27.59	+188.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB42.47	$2.59 TTD17.53	+95.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB18.95	$1.11 TTD7.48	+86.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.72	$1.78 TTD12.02	+97.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB24.08	$1.79 TTD12.12	+137.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB22.77	$0.60 TTD4.08	-15.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB19.72	$0.60 TTD4.03	-3.4%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 42.5% more for transportation

	Thailand	Trinidad and Tobago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB154.50	$3.89 TTD26.32	-19.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB899.09	$86.39 TTD584.74	+207.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB974,258.89	$32,153.27 TTD217,621.29	+5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB336.66	$8.08 TTD54.68	-23.3%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 69.2% more for housing

	Thailand	Trinidad and Tobago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB592.20	$56.66 TTD383.47	+205.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,256.12	$557.33 TTD3,772.18	+34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,532.32	$386.35 TTD2,614.89	+44.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,933.10	$55.56 TTD376.03	-8.1%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 35.6% less for childcare

	Thailand	Trinidad and Tobago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,482.48	$262.08 TTD1,773.84	-27.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB355,039.19	$6,187.26 TTD41,876.88	-44.3%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Trinidad and Tobago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB68.88	$2.09 TTD14.12	-3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB63.01	$3.37 TTD22.83	+71.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB137.94	$4.99 TTD33.81	+15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,709.08	$50.14 TTD339.35	-6.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB201.98	$8.53 TTD57.73	+35.0%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 34.9% more for clothing

	Thailand	Trinidad and Tobago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,185.58	$53.14 TTD359.66	+43.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB942.56	$39.43 TTD266.90	+33.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB2,914.34	$122.11 TTD826.46	+34.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,210.16	$88.97 TTD602.20	+28.7%
Average			+34.9%

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