Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.3 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Canada instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.58
|
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.56
|
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.02
|
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
|
pay 95.2% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿237.57
|
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.39
|
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.31
|
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.55
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.13
|
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.70
|
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.71
|
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.91
|
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
|
pay 52.7% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.08
|
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿356.19
|
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
|
pay 78.8% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿69.84
|
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.54
|
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿207.21
|
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
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