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Bangkok vs. North Bay Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 18.9% cheaper than North Bay.

Restaurants: pay 60.3% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 23.5% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.8% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 57.4% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 42.2% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 56.8% more in Bangkok

The cost of clothing and transportation in Bangkok are more expensive than in North Bay. Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. North Bay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of North Bay, you would:

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pay 60.3% less for restaurants

	North Bay	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.35 CA$19.93	$3.10 THB102.09	-78.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.33 CA$12.95	$6.20 THB204.18	-33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 CA$2.54	$0.79 THB26.07	-56.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 CA$1.69	$0.33 THB10.98	-72.6%
Average			-60.3%

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pay 23.5% less for groceries

	North Bay	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 CA$3.13	$1.44 THB47.41	-36.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.10 CA$14.02	$8.50 THB280.03	-15.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.38 CA$10.24	$7.23 THB238.03	-2.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.27 CA$4.54	$2.28 THB75.21	-30.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.11 CA$7.10	$1.38 THB45.44	-73.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 CA$2.36	$1.59 THB52.37	-6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.82 THB26.89	+35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 CA$2.24	$1.02 THB33.70	-36.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.53 CA$2.12	$0.85 THB28.08	-44.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 CA$1.30	$0.72 THB23.72	-23.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 CA$1.23	$0.65 THB21.38	-26.9%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 2.8% more for transportation

	North Bay	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 CA$5.55	$4.69 THB154.51	+17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.76 CA$99.64	$37.21 THB1,225.08	-48.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,382.26 CA$33,856.70	$37,206.42 THB1M	+52.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.97 CA$18.01	$11.63 THB382.84	-10.4%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 57.4% less for housing

	North Bay	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.85 CA$80.34	$16.91 THB556.66	-70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,339.50 CA$1,860.00	$675.06 THB22,227.29	-49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,219.90 CA$1,693.93	$321.97 THB10,601.23	-73.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.00 CA$148.58	$68.69 THB2,261.62	-35.8%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 42.2% less for childcare

	North Bay	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$896.99 CA$1,245.54	$609.37 THB20,064.59	-32.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,986.00 CA$38,860.77	$13,346.39 THB439K	-52.3%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports

	North Bay	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.02 CA$6.98	$2.79 THB91.88	-44.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 CA$4.38	$2.54 THB83.65	-19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.92 CA$17.94	$4.40 THB144.71	-66.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.40 CA$33.88	$51.03 THB1,680.38	+109.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.23 CA$14.20	$8.06 THB265.43	-21.2%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 56.8% more for clothing

	North Bay	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.06 CA$59.79	$58.81 THB1,936.25	+36.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.94 CA$24.91	$38.03 THB1,252.29	+112.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.79 CA$87.19	$104.24 THB3,432.16	+66.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.33 CA$112.93	$91.47 THB3,011.65	+12.5%
Average			+56.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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