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Bangkok vs. Fort St John Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 23.6% cheaper than Fort St John.

Restaurants: pay 60.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 6.6% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 0.9% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 33.1% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 15.1% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 11.9% less in Bangkok

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Fort St John Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Fort St John, you would:

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pay 60.0% less for restaurants

	Fort St John	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.63 CA$18.85	$3.10 THB98.65	-77.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.33 CA$12.90	$6.20 THB197.30	-33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 CA$2.48	$0.79 THB25.19	-55.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 CA$1.74	$0.33 THB10.61	-73.5%
Average			-60.0%

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pay 6.6% less for groceries

	Fort St John	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 CA$4.47	$1.44 THB45.81	-55.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.23 CA$4.47	$8.50 THB270.59	+163.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.69 CA$12.02	$7.23 THB230.01	-16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 CA$5.12	$2.28 THB72.68	-38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.45 CA$7.53	$1.38 THB43.91	-74.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.28 CA$3.15	$1.59 THB50.61	-30.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 CA$0.40	$0.82 THB25.98	+185.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 CA$2.36	$1.02 THB32.56	-40.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 CA$2.25	$0.85 THB27.13	-47.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.28 CA$3.15	$0.72 THB22.92	-68.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 CA$1.80	$0.65 THB20.65	-50.0%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 0.9% more for transportation

	Fort St John	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 CA$6.53	$4.69 THB149.30	-0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 CA$39.69	$37.21 THB1,183.78	+29.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.79 CA$21.83	$11.63 THB369.93	-26.4%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 33.1% less for housing

	Fort St John	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.39 CA$87.65	$16.91 THB537.90	-73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$741.51 CA$1,025.40	$675.06 THB21,477.90	-9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$717.59 CA$992.32	$321.97 THB10,243.81	-55.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.34 CA$90.36	$68.69 THB2,185.37	+5.1%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 15.1% less for childcare

	Fort St John	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$717.59 CA$992.32	$609.37 THB19,388.11	-15.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53
Average			-15.1%

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pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Fort St John	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.37 CA$8.81	$2.79 THB88.78	-56.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.19 CA$5.79	$2.54 THB80.83	-39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.35 CA$19.85	$4.40 THB139.83	-69.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.54 CA$75.42	$51.03 THB1,623.73	-6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.76 CA$14.88	$8.06 THB256.48	-25.1%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 11.9% less for clothing

	Fort St John	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.72 CA$99.18	$58.81 THB1,870.97	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.29 CA$65.39	$38.03 THB1,210.07	-19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.52 CA$114.12	$104.24 THB3,316.45	+26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$143.52 CA$198.46	$91.47 THB2,910.11	-36.3%
Average			-11.9%

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