Cost of living comparison
Canada is 81.6% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Canada instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿109.23
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿218.46
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿21.08
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.93
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 59.0% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.85
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿320.73
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿243.97
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.63
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.88
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.35
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.45
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.36
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿27.14
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.95
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.19
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿165.02
|
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,419.98
|
$63.09
CA$86.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,184,580.68
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,870.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿392.13
|
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿582.22
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,389.69
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,613.62
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,251.89
|
$112.22
CA$153.53
|
|
pay 15.6% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,811.39
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿499,285.91
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,191.03
|
|
pay 63.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿87.38
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿85.18
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿163.84
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,097.91
|
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿294.92
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,214.32
|
$49.87
CA$68.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,499.27
|
$36.92
CA$50.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,603.57
|
$78.02
CA$106.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,772.91
|
$97.82
CA$133.84
|
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