Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.3 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB101.40
|
$20.55
CA$28.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB202.81
|
$10.82
CA$14.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB21.16
|
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB11.49
|
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
|
pay 75.1% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB59.13
|
$2.80
CA$3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB353.46
|
$7.33
CA$10.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB241.15
|
$8.50
CA$11.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB81.17
|
$3.17
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB47.65
|
$5.57
CA$7.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB50.05
|
$1.90
CA$2.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB25.69
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB37.30
|
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB28.33
|
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB25.30
|
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.45
|
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
|
pay 48.2% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.27
|
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,318.23
|
$94.40
CA$129.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,875,948.14
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB384.48
|
$19.29
CA$26.38
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB550.72
|
$53.74
CA$73.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB22,248.92
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,954.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB10,516.52
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,797.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,560.92
|
$137.00
CA$187.40
|
|
pay 70.0% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB22,478.99
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,426.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB450,059.32
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,690.77
|
|
pay 97.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB76.05
|
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB86.54
|
$3.87
CA$5.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB152.10
|
$12.48
CA$17.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB2,109.80
|
$48.45
CA$66.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB253.51
|
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,969.28
|
$60.17
CA$82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,436.57
|
$48.38
CA$66.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,719.38
|
$104.51
CA$142.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,382.75
|
$113.29
CA$154.96
|
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