Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 33.3% cheaper than Moncton.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Moncton, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
Moncton
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
CA$22.59
|
$2.26
THB82.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
CA$13.05
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
CA$2.18
|
$0.63
THB23.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.35
THB12.77
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
Moncton
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.65
CA$3.63
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
CA$5.97
|
$7.97
THB291.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
CA$10.65
|
$6.00
THB219.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
CA$4.78
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
CA$7.20
|
$1.07
THB39.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
CA$2.88
|
$1.19
THB43.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
CA$0.94
|
$0.48
THB17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.79
THB28.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
CA$2.53
|
$0.63
THB23.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CA$1.48
|
$0.64
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CA$1.47
|
$0.45
THB16.63
|
|
pay 23.7% less for transportation
Moncton
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
CA$6.20
|
$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) |
$13.21
CA$18.07
|
$9.24
THB337.60
|
|
pay 64.5% less for housing
Moncton
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.58
CA$91.07
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$985.51
CA$1,348.03
|
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$812.41
CA$1,111.26
|
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.04
CA$125.89
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
Moncton
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.96
CA$532.04
|
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,338.88
CA$10,038.49
|
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
Moncton
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
CA$5.02
|
$1.87
THB68.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CA$4.00
|
$1.81
THB66.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$20.08
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.82
CA$42.16
|
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.72
CA$13.30
|
$5.45
THB199.30
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Moncton
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.89
CA$81.91
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
CA$46.78
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.28
CA$102.98
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.23
CA$126.15
|
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
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