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Thailand

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Canada

Saskatoon vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Saskatoon is 54.9% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Saskatoon
Groceries: pay 35.4% more in Saskatoon
Transportation: pay 5.7% more in Saskatoon
Housing: pay 99.6% more in Saskatoon
Childcare: pay 14.4% less in Saskatoon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.4% more in Saskatoon
Clothing: pay 7.2% less in Saskatoon

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

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Saskatoon vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Saskatoon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.72	$17.53 CA$24.51	+490.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.34	$9.12 CA$12.74	+30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$2.01 CA$2.81	+208.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$1.79 CA$2.50	+406.6%
Average			+221.3%

Bangkok vs. Saskatoon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.4% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Saskatoon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.61	$2.22 CA$3.10	+50.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.61	$4.87 CA$6.81	-43.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.07	$11.45 CA$16.00	+57.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.09	$3.53 CA$4.94	+37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.77	$5.24 CA$7.32	+221.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.39	$1.84 CA$2.57	+4.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.07	$0.65 CA$0.90	-20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.72	$1.95 CA$2.72	+56.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.35	$1.45 CA$2.03	+66.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.23	$1.26 CA$1.76	+61.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$0.94 CA$1.32	+36.4%
Average			+35.4%

Bangkok vs. Saskatoon - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.7% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Saskatoon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.50	$4.33 CA$6.05	-18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.17	$59.27 CA$82.83	+69.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$27,760.48 CA$38,799.43	-11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.00	$14.43 CA$20.17	+36.8%
Average			+5.7%

Bangkok vs. Saskatoon - Cost of transportation

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pay 99.6% more for housing

	Bangkok	Saskatoon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.00	$58.53 CA$81.81	+227.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,683.32	$1,006.86 CA$1,407.24	+49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,617.04	$884.44 CA$1,236.13	+155.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.26	$156.88 CA$219.26	+91.3%
Average			+99.6%

Bangkok vs. Saskatoon - Cost of housing

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pay 14.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Saskatoon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,075.51	$479.27 CA$669.86	-15.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$14,343.15 CA$20,046.70	-13.1%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Saskatoon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.75	$4.21 CA$5.88	+57.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.79	$3.64 CA$5.09	+30.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.56	$14.59 CA$20.39	+216.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.10	$43.70 CA$61.08	-25.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.28	$11.40 CA$15.93	+50.4%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 7.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Saskatoon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,374.76	$62.55 CA$87.42	-11.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.24	$43.11 CA$60.25	+0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,257.43	$84.01 CA$117.41	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,689.53	$105.88 CA$147.98	-3.7%
Average			-7.2%

Bangkok vs. Saskatoon - Cost of clothing

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