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Moose Jaw vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Moose Jaw is 68.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Moose Jaw
Groceries: pay 35.8% more in Moose Jaw
Transportation: pay 6.4% more in Moose Jaw
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Moose Jaw
Childcare: pay 3.1% less in Moose Jaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.1% more in Moose Jaw
Clothing: pay 8.5% more in Moose Jaw

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

Moose Jaw vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moose Jaw instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Moose Jaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$17.94 CA$24.81	+478.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$10.05 CA$13.89	+62.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$2.33 CA$3.22	+194.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$1.17 CA$1.61	+249.8%
Average			+246.2%

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pay 35.8% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Moose Jaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$2.28 CA$3.15	+58.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$3.96 CA$5.47	-53.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$5.62 CA$7.77	-22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$3.05 CA$4.22	+33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$4.31 CA$5.95	+212.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$1.36 CA$1.89	-14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.57 CA$0.78	-30.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$1.08 CA$1.49	+5.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$1.36 CA$1.89	+59.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$1.41 CA$1.95	+95.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.98 CA$1.35	+50.4%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 6.4% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Moose Jaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$4.07 CA$5.63	-13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$57.41 CA$79.39	+54.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	-34.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$13.83 CA$19.13	+19.0%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Moose Jaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$67.62 CA$93.51	+300.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$813.27 CA$1,124.63	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$681.71 CA$942.70	+111.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$117.58 CA$162.60	+71.2%
Average			+125.8%

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pay 3.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Moose Jaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$511.28 CA$707.03	-16.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$14,674.71 CA$20,292.92	+10.0%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 60.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Moose Jaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$5.02 CA$6.95	+80.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.69 CA$3.72	+5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$12.92 CA$17.86	+193.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$46.64 CA$64.50	-8.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$10.41 CA$14.39	+29.1%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 8.5% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Moose Jaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$50.23 CA$69.46	-14.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$56.93 CA$78.72	+49.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$83.24 CA$115.11	-20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$108.71 CA$150.34	+18.9%
Average			+8.5%

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