Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 47.7% cheaper than Comox.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Comox, you would:
pay 71.5% less for restaurants
Comox
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$24.98
|
$2.26
THB81.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
CA$2.66
|
$0.63
THB22.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
CA$2.50
|
$0.35
THB12.62
|
|
pay 44.5% less for groceries
Comox
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.41
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
CA$8.67
|
$7.97
THB288.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
CA$11.20
|
$6.00
THB216.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
CA$5.22
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
CA$6.95
|
$1.07
THB38.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
CA$2.54
|
$1.19
THB43.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
$0.48
THB17.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
CA$1.86
|
$0.79
THB28.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.66
CA$3.63
|
$0.63
THB22.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
$0.64
THB23.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
CA$2.40
|
$0.45
THB16.44
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Comox
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CA$6.51
|
$4.25
THB153.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
CA$54.97
|
$22.11
THB798.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.18
CA$22.04
|
$9.24
THB333.77
|
|
pay 70.8% less for housing
Comox
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.31
CA$73.95
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,357.69
CA$1,848.84
|
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,174.22
CA$1,599.00
|
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.83
CA$161.82
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
|
pay 36.6% less for childcare
Comox
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.98
CA$1,365.81
|
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,008.33
CA$14,990.59
|
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
Comox
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
CA$7.00
|
$1.87
THB67.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.40
CA$6.00
|
$1.81
THB65.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.74
CA$15.99
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.04
CA$74.95
|
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
CA$17.99
|
$5.45
THB197.04
|
|
pay 32.2% less for clothing
Comox
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.25
CA$61.62
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
CA$49.64
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.43
CA$143.57
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.29
CA$167.89
|
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
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