Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 41.0% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Canada, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
|
Canada
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.68
|
$2.08
฿75.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$11.98
|
$5.66
฿206.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.41
|
$0.67
฿24.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
$0.35
฿12.91
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
|
Canada
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.11
|
$1.48
฿54.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.32
|
$7.99
฿291.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.34
|
$6.46
฿235.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.13
|
$1.75
฿63.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.53
|
$1.07
฿39.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
$1.20
฿43.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.92
|
$0.50
฿18.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.17
|
$0.79
฿28.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
$0.59
฿21.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.53
|
$0.62
฿22.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.51
|
$0.46
฿16.77
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
|
Canada
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.74
|
$4.57
฿166.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$85.75
|
$24.32
฿887.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,678.14
|
$31,287.73
฿1,141,446.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.07
|
$9.68
฿353.21
|
|
pay 70.0% less for housing
|
Canada
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.03
|
$17.10
฿623.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,449.70
|
$290.79
฿10,608.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,294.78
|
$207.49
฿7,569.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$152.51
|
$49.43
฿1,803.30
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
|
Canada
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,015.10
|
$334.45
฿12,201.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,070.04
|
$9,908.05
฿361,467.86
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canada
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.35
|
$1.90
฿69.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.50
|
$1.94
฿70.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.25
|
$3.61
฿131.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.10
|
$47.07
฿1,717.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.86
|
$5.63
฿205.48
|
|
pay 18.5% less for clothing
|
Canada
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$67.77
|
$40.39
฿1,473.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.17
|
$27.03
฿986.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.04
|
$82.02
฿2,992.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$132.95
|
$65.30
฿2,382.16
|
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