Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 40.0% cheaper than Kelowna.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Kelowna, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Kelowna
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.68
CA$20.08
|
$2.26
THB82.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
CA$13.89
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
CA$3.18
|
$0.63
THB23.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
CA$2.51
|
$0.35
THB12.77
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Kelowna
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
CA$3.94
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.29
CA$8.61
|
$7.97
THB291.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
CA$10.73
|
$6.00
THB219.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
CA$5.05
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.22
CA$8.51
|
$1.07
THB39.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.08
CA$2.84
|
$1.19
THB43.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.48
THB17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
CA$2.18
|
$0.79
THB28.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
$0.63
THB23.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CA$0.50
|
$0.64
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
CA$1.26
|
$0.45
THB16.63
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
Kelowna
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
CA$6.63
|
$4.25
THB155.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.37
CA$70.27
|
$22.11
THB808.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
CA$23.25
|
$9.24
THB337.60
|
|
pay 69.9% less for housing
Kelowna
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.27
CA$97.49
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,368.87
CA$1,872.41
|
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,137.28
CA$1,555.63
|
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.80
CA$129.68
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
|
pay 0.7% more for childcare
Kelowna
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,274.44
CA$14,053.89
|
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kelowna
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.34
CA$10.04
|
$1.87
THB68.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
CA$5.13
|
$1.81
THB66.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.84
CA$17.57
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.20
CA$53.62
|
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
$5.45
THB199.30
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
Kelowna
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.99
CA$76.58
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.28
CA$56.47
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.36
CA$112.66
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.60
CA$188.22
|
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
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