Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Canada

Calgary vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Calgary is 68.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Calgary
Groceries: pay 40.9% more in Calgary
Transportation: pay 18.0% more in Calgary
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Calgary
Childcare: pay 15.5% more in Calgary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.7% more in Calgary
Clothing: pay 8.4% less in Calgary

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare in Calgary are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Calgary.

Planning a move to Canada? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Calgary vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Calgary instead of Bangkok, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Calgary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$17.53 CA$24.55	+490.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$10.52 CA$14.73	+50.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$1.95 CA$2.73	+199.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$1.89 CA$2.65	+436.6%
Average			+238.8%

Bangkok vs. Calgary - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 40.9% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Calgary
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$2.70 CA$3.78	+82.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$5.64 CA$7.90	-34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$7.26 CA$10.16	-0.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$3.69 CA$5.17	+44.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$5.11 CA$7.16	+213.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$2.14 CA$2.99	+20.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$0.64 CA$0.90	-20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$1.89 CA$2.65	+52.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$1.75 CA$2.46	+100.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$1.23 CA$1.72	+56.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$1.21 CA$1.70	+75.5%
Average			+40.9%

Bangkok vs. Calgary - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 18.0% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Calgary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$4.49 CA$6.29	-15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	$88.37 CA$123.74	+152.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$27,760.48 CA$38,871.61	-11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	$13.93 CA$19.50	+32.1%
Average			+18.0%

Bangkok vs. Calgary - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Calgary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$50.56 CA$70.80	+182.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$1,217.89 CA$1,705.35	+80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$1,008.23 CA$1,411.77	+191.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$124.11 CA$173.78	+51.3%
Average			+117.6%

Bangkok vs. Calgary - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 15.5% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Calgary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$793.84 CA$1,111.58	+39.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$15,746.76 CA$22,049.40	-4.6%
Average			+15.5%

Bangkok vs. Calgary - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 51.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Calgary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$4.91 CA$6.87	+83.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$3.72 CA$5.21	+33.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$14.03 CA$19.64	+204.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$52.31 CA$73.25	-10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$14.03 CA$19.64	+85.2%
Average			+51.7%

Bangkok vs. Calgary - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 8.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Calgary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$57.61 CA$80.66	-18.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$39.55 CA$55.37	-7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$90.77 CA$127.10	-6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$110.17 CA$154.27	+0.2%
Average			-8.4%

Bangkok vs. Calgary - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Bangkok vs. Calgary

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Calgary?

Size Comparison · See true size

Bangkok is about 1.9 times bigger than Calgary.

More cost comparisons

Bangkok vs.

Stara Zagora

Bangkok vs.

Moscow

Bangkok vs.

Rome

Bangkok vs.

Paris

Bangkok vs.

Warsaw

Bangkok vs.

Berlin

Bangkok vs.

Madrid

Bangkok vs.

Kiev

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Thailand vs. Canada. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Thailand and Canada.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Bangkok

Add prices for Calgary

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Calgary or Bangkok. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.