Cost of living comparison
Moncton is 2.1 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Moncton instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Moncton
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.83
|
$16.51
CA$22.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.89
|
$9.54
CA$13.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.12
|
$1.59
CA$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.82
|
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
Moncton
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.49
|
$2.65
CA$3.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB292.41
|
$4.36
CA$5.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB220.04
|
$7.79
CA$10.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.46
|
$3.49
CA$4.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.39
|
$5.26
CA$7.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.69
|
$2.11
CA$2.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.73
|
$0.69
CA$0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.98
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.22
|
$1.85
CA$2.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.51
|
$1.09
CA$1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.69
|
$1.07
CA$1.46
|
|
pay 45.9% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Moncton
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.76
|
$4.53
CA$6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB811.17
|
$51.37
CA$70.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB902,156.77
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,018.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB338.86
|
$13.21
CA$18.02
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Moncton
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB580.46
|
$66.58
CA$90.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,421.74
|
$985.51
CA$1,344.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,677.20
|
$812.41
CA$1,108.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,772.85
|
$92.04
CA$125.56
|
|
pay 5.5% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Moncton
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,076.77
|
$388.96
CA$530.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB379,645.39
|
$7,338.88
CA$10,011.97
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Moncton
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.73
|
$3.67
CA$5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.44
|
$2.93
CA$3.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB129.04
|
$14.68
CA$20.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,712.48
|
$30.82
CA$42.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB200.05
|
$9.72
CA$13.27
|
|
pay 37.8% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Moncton
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,253.52
|
$59.89
CA$81.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB979.73
|
$34.20
CA$46.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,787.88
|
$75.28
CA$102.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,274.51
|
$92.23
CA$125.82
|
|
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