Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 44.3% cheaper than Vaughan.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Vaughan, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
Vaughan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.29
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
CA$13.69
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
CA$2.48
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
CA$2.16
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
Vaughan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
CA$2.92
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.27
CA$8.62
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
CA$12.41
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
CA$3.43
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.78
CA$7.95
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
CA$1.04
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
CA$1.91
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
CA$1.58
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CA$1.34
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
CA$1.13
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
Vaughan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
CA$6.81
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.05
CA$158.24
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,862.20
CA$31,445.81
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.11
CA$22.16
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 76.6% less for housing
Vaughan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.80
CA$85.01
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.23
CA$2,333.08
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,438.11
CA$1,978.04
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.62
CA$197.55
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 51.9% less for childcare
Vaughan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.68
CA$1,141.18
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.77
CA$24,345.15
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
Vaughan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
CA$6.09
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
CA$4.73
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.11
CA$46.92
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
CA$13.19
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Vaughan
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.24
CA$71.85
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.56
CA$55.79
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.94
CA$111.33
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.04
CA$148.61
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
|
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