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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Kamloops Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 40.3% cheaper than Kamloops.

Restaurants: pay 73.2% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 28.8% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 1.1% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 59.5% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 80.3% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.0% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 3.2% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Kamloops Cost Breakdown

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pay 73.2% less for restaurants

	Kamloops	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.04 CA$29.70	$2.97 THB99.58	-85.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 CA$14.85	$6.98 THB234.01	-33.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 CA$3.53	$0.65 THB21.81	-74.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 CA$2.38	$0.35 THB11.81	-79.1%
Average			-73.2%

Kamloops vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.8% less for groceries

	Kamloops	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 CA$3.33	$1.48 THB49.54	-37.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.19 CA$5.92	$8.63 THB289.21	+105.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.82 CA$12.44	$7.27 THB243.73	-17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.14 CA$5.85	$2.56 THB85.97	-38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.42 CA$7.65	$1.63 THB54.69	-69.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.88 CA$2.65	$1.77 THB59.30	-5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 CA$1.14	$0.81 THB27.03
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 CA$2.64	$1.24 THB41.66	-33.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 CA$2.58	$0.87 THB29.31	-52.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 CA$1.84	$0.78 THB26.20	-40.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 CA$1.44	$0.69 THB23.19	-32.2%
Average			-28.8%

Kamloops vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.1% less for transportation

	Kamloops	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 CA$6.99	$5.32 THB178.25	+7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.82 CA$51.98	$34.98 THB1,172.54	-5.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$39,188.08	$31,193.83 THB1M	+12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.76 CA$26.48	$10.55 THB353.50	-43.8%
Average			-1.1%

Kamloops vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.5% less for housing

	Kamloops	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.46 CA$92.41	$17.88 THB599.16	-72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,305.73 CA$1,843.23	$675.80 THB22,651.82	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,163.12 CA$1,641.91	$346.10 THB11,600.91	-70.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.18 CA$212.00	$82.03 THB2,749.44	-45.4%
Average			-59.5%

Kamloops vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 80.3% more for childcare

	Kamloops	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$748.13 CA$1,056.10	$568.31 THB19,049.03	-24.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,857.57 CA$5,445.54	$16,500.59 THB553K	+327.7%
Average			+80.3%

Kamloops vs. Bangkok - Cost of childcare

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pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Kamloops	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.96 CA$8.42	$2.67 THB89.62	-55.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 CA$5.36	$2.79 THB93.66	-26.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$16.13 CA$22.77	$4.60 THB154.35	-71.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.08 CA$59.41	$58.43 THB1,958.38	+38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.57 CA$16.34	$7.58 THB253.93	-34.5%
Average			-31.0%

Kamloops vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.2% more for clothing

	Kamloops	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.32 CA$85.15	$70.75 THB2,371.47	+17.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.28 CA$80.86	$42.94 THB1,439.24	-25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.78 CA$112.62	$97.05 THB3,252.90	+21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.45 CA$146.04	$109.92 THB3,684.41	+6.3%
Average			+3.2%

Kamloops vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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