Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 42.4% cheaper than Halifax.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Halifax, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
Halifax
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
CA$12.61
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CA$2.47
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 37.5% less for groceries
Halifax
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
CA$3.16
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.24
CA$7.17
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.14
CA$9.77
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
CA$4.76
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
CA$7.38
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CA$1.05
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
CA$2.32
|
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
CA$2.88
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
CA$1.44
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CA$1.45
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Halifax
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
CA$6.98
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.84
CA$83.22
|
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,124.71
CA$30,263.28
|
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.94
CA$19.07
|
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 73.4% less for housing
Halifax
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,266.47
CA$1,732.34
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,015.83
CA$1,389.51
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.86
CA$163.95
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
Halifax
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.58
CA$840.65
|
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,721.71
CA$17,401.39
|
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
Halifax
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.16
CA$7.06
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
CA$4.82
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.39
CA$59.35
|
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
Halifax
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.30
CA$86.59
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.48
CA$48.53
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.91
CA$121.62
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
CA$135.18
|
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
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