Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Canada

Sudbury vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Sudbury is 71.0% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Sudbury
Groceries: pay 42.5% more in Sudbury
Transportation: pay 15.3% more in Sudbury
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Sudbury
Childcare: pay 31.3% less in Sudbury
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.4% more in Sudbury
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Sudbury

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

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Sudbury vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Sudbury
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.74	$17.53 CA$25.01	+490.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.40	$10.52 CA$15.01	+50.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.84	$2.03 CA$2.89	+211.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.83	$1.68 CA$2.39	+375.7%
Average			+236.1%

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pay 42.5% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Sudbury
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.62	$2.02 CA$2.88	+36.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB289.68	$5.49 CA$7.82	-36.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.13	$9.06 CA$12.93	+24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.12	$3.72 CA$5.31	+45.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.78	$6.17 CA$8.81	+278.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.40	$1.95 CA$2.78	+10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.08	$0.55 CA$0.78	-32.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.73	$1.67 CA$2.38	+34.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.36	$1.84 CA$2.62	+110.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.24	$1.76 CA$2.52	+125.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.22	$1.20 CA$1.71	+73.4%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 15.3% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Sudbury
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.55	$4.41 CA$6.29	-17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,174.47	$70.14 CA$100.05	+100.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$27,760.48 CA$39,598.93	-11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.09	$21.11 CA$30.11	+100.2%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Sudbury
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB600.15	$71.96 CA$102.65	+302.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,689.17	$1,355.99 CA$1,934.26	+100.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,620.04	$1,162.88 CA$1,658.79	+236.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,753.97	$131.40 CA$187.44	+60.2%
Average			+146.9%

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pay 31.3% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Sudbury
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,080.44	$526.03 CA$750.36	-7.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB554K	$8,416.52 CA$12,005.74	-49.0%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Sudbury
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.77	$5.44 CA$7.75	+103.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.81	$2.98 CA$4.25	+6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.60	$14.03 CA$20.01	+204.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,961.61	$57.28 CA$81.71	-2.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.34	$11.57 CA$16.51	+52.8%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Sudbury
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,375.38	$55.88 CA$79.70	-21.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,441.62	$32.44 CA$46.27	-24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,258.27	$100.53 CA$143.40	+3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,690.49	$142.91 CA$203.85	+30.0%
Average			-5.3%

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