Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Canada

Fort St John vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Fort St John is 37.4% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Fort St John
Groceries: pay 43.9% more in Fort St John
Transportation: pay 16.7% less in Fort St John
Housing: pay 48.5% more in Fort St John
Childcare: pay 23.4% more in Fort St John
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% more in Fort St John
Clothing: pay 10.2% more in Fort St John

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Fort St John are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Fort St John.

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Fort St John vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort St John instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Fort St John
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.58	$17.53 CA$24.75	+490.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.01	$9.12 CA$12.87	+30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.81	$1.75 CA$2.48	+169.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.81	$1.23 CA$1.73	+248.3%
Average			+205.3%

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pay 43.9% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Fort St John
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.54	$2.80 CA$3.95	+89.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.21	$5.96 CA$8.41	-30.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB243.73	$12.45 CA$17.58	+71.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.97	$4.03 CA$5.69	+57.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.69	$6.08 CA$8.58	+272.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.30	$2.65 CA$3.74	+49.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.03	$0.31 CA$0.44	-60.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.66	$1.67 CA$2.36	+34.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.31	$1.59 CA$2.24	+81.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.20	$1.25 CA$1.77	+60.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.19	$1.27 CA$1.79	+83.5%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 16.7% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Fort St John
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.25	$4.56 CA$6.43	-14.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,172.54	$28.06 CA$39.60	-19.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB353.50	??
Average			-16.7%

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pay 48.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Fort St John
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB599.16	$59.62 CA$84.16	+233.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,651.82	$724.76 CA$1,023.10	+7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,600.91	$701.38 CA$990.10	+102.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,749.44	$96.54 CA$136.28	+17.7%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 23.4% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Fort St John
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,049.03	$701.38 CA$990.10	+23.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB553K	??
Average			+23.4%

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pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Fort St John
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.62	$6.22 CA$8.79	+132.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.66	$3.86 CA$5.45	+38.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.35	$14.37 CA$20.29	+212.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,958.38	$13.33 CA$18.81	-77.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB253.93	$10.52 CA$14.85	+38.9%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 10.2% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Fort St John
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,371.47	$70.10 CA$98.96	-0.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,439.24	$46.22 CA$65.25	+7.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,252.90	$105.21 CA$148.51	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,684.41	$140.28 CA$198.02	+27.6%
Average			+10.2%

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