Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 9.4% cheaper than Kamloops.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Kamloops, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
Kamloops
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.28
CA$29.03
|
$2.77
THB101.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.64
CA$14.52
|
$5.55
THB203.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
CA$3.41
|
$0.58
THB21.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
CA$2.68
|
$0.31
THB11.54
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
Kamloops
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
CA$3.94
|
$1.62
THB59.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
CA$6.90
|
$9.67
THB354.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.53
CA$17.09
|
$6.60
THB242.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.17
CA$5.68
|
$2.22
THB81.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.10
CA$8.32
|
$1.30
THB47.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
CA$2.67
|
$1.37
THB50.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CA$0.98
|
$0.70
THB25.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
CA$2.64
|
$1.02
THB37.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
CA$2.16
|
$0.78
THB28.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
CA$1.42
|
$0.69
THB25.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
CA$1.35
|
$0.61
THB22.53
|
|
pay 14.2% more for transportation
Kamloops
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
CA$6.43
|
$4.25
THB155.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.69
CA$50.06
|
$36.06
THB1,323.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,018.67
|
$51,319.04
THB1,882,934.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
CA$22.95
|
$10.52
THB385.91
|
|
pay 66.7% less for housing
Kamloops
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.51
CA$104.37
|
$15.07
THB552.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.70
CA$2,069.14
|
$608.65
THB22,331.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,174.22
CA$1,601.92
|
$287.69
THB10,555.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.55
CA$194.47
|
$70.06
THB2,570.46
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Kamloops
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$733.89
CA$1,001.20
|
$614.94
THB22,562.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,935.55
CA$4,004.79
|
$12,311.97
THB451,735.50
|
|
pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports
Kamloops
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
CA$7.51
|
$2.08
THB76.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
CA$5.50
|
$2.37
THB86.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$20.02
|
$4.16
THB152.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.04
CA$75.09
|
$57.72
THB2,117.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
CA$17.02
|
$6.94
THB254.45
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
Kamloops
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.61
CA$101.79
|
$53.87
THB1,976.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.93
CA$81.76
|
$39.30
THB1,441.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.57
CA$127.65
|
$101.75
THB3,733.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.98
CA$156.85
|
$92.54
THB3,395.35
|
|
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