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Penticton vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Penticton is 73.3% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Penticton
Groceries: pay 84.5% more in Penticton
Transportation: pay 4.4% more in Penticton
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Penticton
Childcare: pay 27.2% less in Penticton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.6% more in Penticton
Clothing: pay 13.9% less in Penticton

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

Penticton vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Penticton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.13	$14.35 CA$20.07	+362.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB198.27	$8.61 CA$12.04	+38.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.31	$2.19 CA$3.07	+177.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.66	$1.76 CA$2.46	+427.1%
Average			+251.5%

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pay 84.5% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Penticton
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB46.04	$2.33 CA$3.26	+62.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB271.92	$4.29 CA$5.99	-49.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB231.14	$12.16 CA$17.01	+68.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB73.03	$3.89 CA$5.44	+70.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB44.12	$5.13 CA$7.18	+271.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.86	$2.04 CA$2.85	+28.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.11	$0.57 CA$0.80	-30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.72	$2.53 CA$3.54	+147.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.27	$1.66 CA$2.32	+94.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.03	$1.89 CA$2.64	+161.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.76	$1.33 CA$1.87	+105.4%
Average			+84.5%

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pay 4.4% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Penticton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.03	$4.49 CA$6.28	-4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,189.60	$32.29 CA$45.17	-13.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	$24,382.26 CA$34,104.69	-34.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB371.75	$19.73 CA$27.60	+69.7%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Penticton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB540.54	$68.89 CA$96.36	+307.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,583.67	$1,053.13 CA$1,473.07	+56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,294.25	$944.83 CA$1,321.58	+193.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,196.14	$77.10 CA$107.84	+12.2%
Average			+142.3%

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pay 27.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Penticton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,483.59	$526.23 CA$736.07	-13.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	$7,893.49 CA$11,041.01	-40.9%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 71.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Penticton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB89.22	$5.02 CA$7.03	+80.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB81.22	$3.89 CA$5.44	+53.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB140.52	$13.10 CA$18.32	+198.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,631.73	$45.45 CA$63.57	-10.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB257.75	$11.12 CA$15.56	+38.0%
Average			+71.6%

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pay 13.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Penticton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,880.18	$39.47 CA$55.21	-32.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,216.03	$33.49 CA$46.84	-12.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,332.78	$81.09 CA$113.42	-22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,924.44	$101.90 CA$142.53	+11.4%
Average			-13.9%

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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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