Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Trinidad Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Trinidad

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 14.7% cheaper than Trinidad without rent, and 10.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 25.5% cheaper than Trinidad without rent, and 1.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$10.50 TTD 71.0

-57.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$74.1 TTD 501

-37.81%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$7.26 TTD 49.08

20.94%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.78 TTD 25.54

-18.25%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.00 TTD 6.74

-30.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.77 TTD 5.17

-48.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$1.45 TTD 9.78

65.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.98 TTD 20.12

23.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$2.33 TTD 15.78

-3.43%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$2.42 TTD 16.35

-22.73%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$2.69 TTD 18.20

-17.47%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$4.11 TTD 27.80

-45.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$8.12 TTD 54.9

142.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$10.62 TTD 71.8

-65.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$7.90 TTD 53.4

65.70%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$4.48 TTD 30.28

-24.55%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$2.63 TTD 17.78

-35.74%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$3.32 TTD 22.41

-29.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$4.61 TTD 31.16

-57.05%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$1.13 TTD 7.67

37.17%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$1.36 TTD 9.18

11.03%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.75 TTD 11.80

-44.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.47 TTD 9.94

-67.35%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$5.30 TTD 35.83

-17.92%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$19.67 TTD 133

4.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$2.10 TTD 14.22

-15.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.80 TTD 18.93

-1.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$1.45 TTD 9.78

-5.52%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$119 TTD 803

-90.44%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$0.93 TTD 6.26

234.41%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$0.71 TTD 4.83

47.89%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$14.98 TTD 101

-8.41%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.10 TTD 7.46

21.82%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$34.5K TTD 233.5K

-19.94%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$37.7K TTD 254.9K

-10.89%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$122 ฿3,834

$78.7 TTD 532

54.93%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.61 ฿428

$42.86 TTD 290

-68.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$49.88 TTD 337

-62.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$50.6 TTD 342

21.94%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$18.77 TTD 127

-11.03%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$8.81 TTD 59.6

3.18%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$702 ฿22.1K

$333 TTD 2,248

111.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$7,126 TTD 48.2K

124.39%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$59.3 TTD 401

-0.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$38.53 TTD 260

-10.69%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$70.6 TTD 477

59.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$80.5 TTD 544

5.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$632 TTD 4,272

-4.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$419 TTD 2,829

3.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,528 TTD 10.3K

35.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$877 TTD 5,928

67.95%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$2,880 TTD 19.5K

54.36%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,063 TTD 13.9K

44.83%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,087 TTD 7,347

-49.63%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

5.38

-0.93%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Trinidad: January 11, 2026

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