Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 21.0% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Canada, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$2.95
THB107.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$0.57
THB20.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.32
THB11.79
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
Canada
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$1.86
THB68.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$8.67
THB317.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$6.60
THB241.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$2.02
THB73.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$1.46
THB53.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$1.36
THB49.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.63
THB23.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.90
THB32.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.73
THB26.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.73
THB26.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.63
THB22.92
|
|
pay 23.3% more for transportation
Canada
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$4.46
THB163.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
$38.39
THB1,403.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
$59,069.18
THB2,159,251.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
$10.60
THB387.59
|
|
pay 56.6% less for housing
Canada
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
$15.74
THB575.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
$659.48
THB24,106.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
$314.02
THB11,478.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
$60.89
THB2,225.78
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
Canada
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
$562.72
THB20,570.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
$13,500.26
THB493,496.97
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$2.36
THB86.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$2.30
THB84.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$4.43
THB161.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
$56.73
THB2,073.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$7.97
THB291.50
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
Canada
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
$59.87
THB2,188.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
$40.54
THB1,481.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
$97.44
THB3,561.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
$102.02
THB3,729.16
|
|
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