Cost of living comparison

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Edmonton vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Edmonton is 85.8% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants
pay 3.8 times more in Edmonton
Groceries
pay 58.8% more in Edmonton
Transportation
pay 21.0% more in Edmonton
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Edmonton
Childcare
pay 11.9% less in Edmonton
Entertainment and Sports
pay 86.4% more in Edmonton
Clothing
pay 1.5% less in Edmonton

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Edmonton are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Edmonton. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Edmonton.

Edmonton vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

 
Bangkok
Edmonton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.10
THB98.65
$17.27
CA$23.88
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.20
THB197.30
$10.93
CA$15.12
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.79
THB25.19
$2.10
CA$2.90

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pay 58.8% more for groceries

 
Bangkok
Edmonton
Bread
1 loaf
$1.44
THB45.81
$2.57
CA$3.55
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.50
THB270.59
$5.51
CA$7.62
Milk (1 gallon) $7.23
THB230.01
$7.83
CA$10.83

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pay 21.0% more for transportation

 
Bangkok
Edmonton
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.69
THB149.30
$3.73
CA$5.15
Monthly public transit pass $37.21
THB1,183.78
$71.94
CA$99.49
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,206.42
THB1,183,775.25
$24,444.83
CA$33,803.54

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Bangkok
Edmonton
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.91
THB537.90
$63.25
CA$87.47
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $675.06
THB21,477.90
$1,203.37
CA$1,664.08
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $321.97
THB10,243.81
$956.35
CA$1,322.48

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pay 11.9% less for childcare

 
Bangkok
Edmonton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $609.37
THB19,388.11
$667.18
CA$922.61
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,346.39
THB424,634.53
$8,920.95
CA$12,336.33

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pay 86.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bangkok
Edmonton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.79
THB88.78
$5.76
CA$7.96
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.54
THB80.83
$3.69
CA$5.10
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.40
THB139.83
$14.39
CA$19.90

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

 
Bangkok
Edmonton
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.81
THB1,870.97
$50.09
CA$69.27
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.03
THB1,210.07
$43.92
CA$60.74
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.24
THB3,316.45
$86.77
CA$119.99

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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