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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 18.3% cheaper than Trinidad without rent, and 21.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 21.5% cheaper than Trinidad without rent, and 44.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.68 ฿151

$16.19 UYU 665

-71.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.4 ฿1,502

$55.4 UYU 2,276

-16.23%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.65 ฿280

$12.33 UYU 507

-29.85%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿100

$4.25 UYU 175

-27.29%

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

$0.73 ฿23.53

$2.22 UYU 91.2

-67.12%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ฿11.95

$1.74 UYU 71.5

-78.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 ฿77.4

$4.48 UYU 184

-46.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.62 ฿117

$3.73 UYU 153

-2.95%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.24 ฿72.5

$1.27 UYU 52.1

76.38%

White Bread (500g)

$1.8 ฿58.2

$2.9 UYU 119

-37.93%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.24 ฿72.3

$1.57 UYU 64.6

42.68%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿72.1

$4.92 UYU 202

-54.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.31 ฿625

$13.55 UYU 557

42.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ฿122

$10.71 UYU 440

-64.80%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.05 ฿422

$10.81 UYU 444

20.72%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 ฿106

$3.04 UYU 125

7.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.63 ฿52.6

$2.35 UYU 96.7

-30.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.4 ฿77.7

$1.55 UYU 63.6

54.84%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.99 ฿64.3

$3.71 UYU 152

-46.36%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿49.62

$2.18 UYU 89.7

-29.82%

Onion (1kg)

$1.49 ฿48.11

$1.94 UYU 79.7

-23.20%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 ฿32.87

$1.38 UYU 56.5

-26.09%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.61

$1.66 UYU 68.4

-71.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.32 ฿140

$5.05 UYU 208

-14.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$21.68 ฿702

$9.86 UYU 405

119.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿57.3

$2.27 UYU 93.1

-22.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 ฿90.4

$3.02 UYU 124

-7.62%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.35 ฿43.74

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 ฿102

$1.61 UYU 66

95.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1 ฿32.3

$3.63 UYU 149

-72.45%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿442

$12.32 UYU 506

10.71%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.3 ฿42.2

$1.91 UYU 78.5

-31.94%

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

$27.4K ฿885.2K

$34.2K UYU 1.4M

-20.12%

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

$33.9K ฿1.1M

$36.3K UYU 1.5M

-6.62%

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

$123 ฿3,970

$174 UYU 7,135

-29.35%

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

$13.93 ฿451

$16.51 UYU 679

-15.63%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.24 ฿590

$48.39 UYU 1,988

-62.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.8 ฿1,966

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$9.07 ฿294

$10.5 UYU 431

-13.62%

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

$694 ฿22.5K

$489 UYU 20.1K

42.00%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.9K ฿514.4K

$8,886 UYU 365.2K

78.89%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.5 ฿1,861

$96.7 UYU 3,975

-40.54%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.51 ฿1,117

$47.51 UYU 1,952

-27.36%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 ฿3,727

$115 UYU 4,722

0.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,743

$123 UYU 5,056

-31.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$611 ฿19.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$442 ฿14.3K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 ฿65.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,460 ฿47.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,244 ฿137.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

5.68

-6.16%

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

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Trinidad: October 28, 2025

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