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Thunder Bay vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Thunder Bay is 94.0% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Thunder Bay
Groceries: pay 75.5% more in Thunder Bay
Transportation: pay 22.8% more in Thunder Bay
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Thunder Bay
Childcare: pay 18.1% more in Thunder Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.6% more in Thunder Bay
Clothing: pay 3.0% more in Thunder Bay

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Thunder Bay are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Thunder Bay.

Thunder Bay vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thunder Bay instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Thunder Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.49	$17.99 CA$24.78	+480.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB194.99	$12.59 CA$17.35	+103.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.89	$1.94 CA$2.67	+145.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.48	$1.46 CA$2.02	+339.4%
Average			+266.9%

Bangkok vs. Thunder Bay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.5% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Thunder Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.28	$2.43 CA$3.35	+68.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.43	$8.50 CA$11.71	-0.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.32	$9.17 CA$12.64	+26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.83	$3.56 CA$4.90	+55.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.39	$7.35 CA$10.13	+432.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.01	$1.56 CA$2.15	-2.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.68	$0.57 CA$0.79	-29.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.18	$1.78 CA$2.46	+74.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.82	$1.64 CA$2.25	+91.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.65	$1.17 CA$1.62	+63.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.41	$0.97 CA$1.34	+49.5%
Average			+75.5%

Bangkok vs. Thunder Bay - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.8% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Thunder Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.55	$4.03 CA$5.56	-14.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,169.93	$62.59 CA$86.25	+68.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	-34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB365.60	$19.93 CA$27.46	+71.4%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Thunder Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB531.61	$96.76 CA$133.34	+472.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,226.75	$1,007.20 CA$1,387.88	+49.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,124.02	$1,016.20 CA$1,400.27	+215.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,159.82	$151.29 CA$208.47	+120.3%
Average			+214.4%

Bangkok vs. Thunder Bay - Cost of housing

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pay 18.1% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Thunder Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,161.40	$719.43 CA$991.34	+18.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	??
Average			+18.1%

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pay 57.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Thunder Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.74	$5.22 CA$7.19	+86.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB79.88	$3.47 CA$4.79	+36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.20	$10.79 CA$14.87	+145.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,604.74	$29.85 CA$41.13	-41.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.49	$12.95 CA$17.84	+60.6%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 3.0% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Thunder Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,849.09	$58.45 CA$80.54	-0.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,195.92	$35.55 CA$48.98	-6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,277.67	$74.34 CA$102.44	-28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,876.08	$135.10 CA$186.16	+47.7%
Average			+3.0%

Bangkok vs. Thunder Bay - Cost of clothing

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