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Canada

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Thailand

Khon Kaen vs. Toronto Cost of Living Summary

Khon Kaen is 57.7% cheaper than Toronto.

Restaurants: pay 72.8% less in Khon Kaen
Groceries: pay 32.6% less in Khon Kaen
Transportation: pay 28.7% more in Khon Kaen
Housing: pay 80.5% less in Khon Kaen
Childcare: pay 62.1% less in Khon Kaen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.5% less in Khon Kaen
Clothing: pay 26.8% less in Khon Kaen

Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Khon Kaen.

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Khon Kaen vs. Toronto Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Khon Kaen instead of Toronto, you would:

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pay 72.8% less for restaurants

	Toronto	Khon Kaen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.53 CA$24.55	$2.97 THB99.93	-83.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 CA$14.73	$5.94 THB199.85	-43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CA$2.91	$0.61 THB20.49	-70.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CA$2.40	$0.28 THB9.49	-83.5%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 32.6% less for groceries

	Toronto	Khon Kaen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.74 CA$3.84	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 CA$6.39	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.44 CA$13.22	??
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.54 CA$4.95	$2.50 THB83.94	-29.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 CA$7.22	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.68 CA$2.35	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 CA$0.75	$0.40 THB13.60	-24.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CA$2.23	$0.67 THB22.66	-57.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 CA$2.73	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 CA$1.15	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 CA$1.03	$0.67 THB22.66	-8.3%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 28.7% more for transportation

	Toronto	Khon Kaen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 CA$6.55	$4.98 THB167.37	+6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.41 CA$153.21	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$38,871.61	$44,562.62 THB1M	+60.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.80 CA$17.92	??
Average			+28.7%

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pay 80.5% less for housing

	Toronto	Khon Kaen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.87 CA$67.03	$29.71 THB999.27	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,584.56 CA$2,218.78	$277.28 THB9,326.52	-82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.89 CA$1,984.00	$158.44 THB5,329.44	-88.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.23 CA$129.14	$72.41 THB2,435.72	-21.5%
Average			-80.5%

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pay 62.1% less for childcare

	Toronto	Khon Kaen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$824.14 CA$1,154.01	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,500.21 CA$32,906.17	$8,912.52 THB300K	-62.1%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Toronto	Khon Kaen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.31 CA$8.84	$1.77 THB59.46	-72.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 CA$5.56	$1.49 THB49.96	-62.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.03 CA$19.64	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.35 CA$53.69	$59.42 THB1,998.54	+54.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.62 CA$17.68	$5.94 THB199.85	-52.9%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 26.8% less for clothing

	Toronto	Khon Kaen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 CA$72.31	$29.71 THB999.27	-42.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.51 CA$55.32	$35.65 THB1,199.12	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.10 CA$137.36	$74.27 THB2,498.17	-24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.24 CA$171.16	$89.13 THB2,997.81	-27.1%
Average			-26.8%

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