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Nelson BC vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Nelson BC is 86.2% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Nelson BC
Groceries: pay 61.4% more in Nelson BC
Transportation: pay 0.9% less in Nelson BC
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Nelson BC
Childcare: pay 47.2% more in Nelson BC
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.9% more in Nelson BC
Clothing: pay 1.9% more in Nelson BC

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

Nelson BC vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nelson BC instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Nelson BC
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$14.35 CA$19.85	+362.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$8.97 CA$12.40	+44.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$2.08 CA$2.87	+162.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$1.70 CA$2.35	+409.2%
Average			+244.8%

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pay 61.4% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Nelson BC
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$3.02 CA$4.17	+109.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$5.14 CA$7.10	-39.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$7.44 CA$10.29	+2.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$3.64 CA$5.03	+59.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$6.12 CA$8.46	+343.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$1.42 CA$1.97	-10.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.29 CA$0.40	-64.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.72 CA$0.99	-29.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$1.97 CA$2.72	+130.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$1.31 CA$1.81	+81.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$1.25 CA$1.73	+92.8%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 0.9% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Nelson BC
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$4.52 CA$6.25	-3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$32.29 CA$44.65	-13.2%
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	$17.18 CA$23.76	+47.8%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Nelson BC
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$57.41 CA$79.39	+239.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$1,363.42 CA$1,885.41	+102.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$1,148.14 CA$1,587.71	+256.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$111.30 CA$153.91	+62.0%
Average			+165.1%

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pay 47.2% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Nelson BC
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$1,040.51 CA$1,438.86	+70.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$16,504.56 CA$22,823.34	+23.7%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 83.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Nelson BC
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	$3.95 CA$5.46	+55.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$14.35 CA$19.85	+226.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$58.84 CA$81.37	+15.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$11.48 CA$15.88	+42.4%
Average			+83.9%

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pay 1.9% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Nelson BC
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	$40.66 CA$56.23	+6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$84.52 CA$116.87	-18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$122.59 CA$169.52	+34.0%
Average			+1.9%

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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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