Cost of living comparison
Canada is 77.9% more expensive than Phuket.
If you lived in Canada instead of Phuket, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Phuket
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
THB151.15
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.38
THB269.91
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
THB26.99
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
THB15.11
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 92.2% more for groceries
Phuket
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
THB53.55
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.92
THB362.48
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
THB200.63
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
THB60.60
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.18
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
THB50.58
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.45
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
THB30.75
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.26
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
THB20.62
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB18.79
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
Phuket
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
THB172.04
|
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,581.13
THB971,663.26
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.72
THB647.78
|
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Phuket
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
THB585.32
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.88
THB16,299.13
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.27
THB17,154.06
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.03
THB2,340.76
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
|
pay 50.4% more for childcare
Phuket
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.48
THB15,407.16
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,759.03
THB393,292.27
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
|
pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports
Phuket
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
THB81.51
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
THB90.11
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.99
THB145.75
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
THB1,653.18
|
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.30
THB340.08
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
Phuket
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.08
THB2,013.50
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.70
THB1,012.69
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.14
THB3,441.31
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.84
THB2,699.06
|
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
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