Cost of living comparison
Gatineau is 89.0% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Gatineau instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Gatineau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.38
|
$17.96
CA$25.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$10.78
CA$15.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$2.16
CA$3.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$1.50
CA$2.15
|
|
pay 65.7% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Gatineau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$2.65
CA$3.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$6.28
CA$9.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$10.07
CA$14.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$3.15
CA$4.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$5.89
CA$8.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$1.93
CA$2.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$0.62
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$1.44
CA$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$1.69
CA$2.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$1.20
CA$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$0.86
CA$1.23
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Gatineau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$4.15
CA$5.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$75.44
CA$108.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$24,412.64
CA$35,093.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$18.98
CA$27.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Gatineau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$50.21
CA$72.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$1,086.71
CA$1,562.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$874.16
CA$1,256.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$77.06
CA$110.77
|
|
pay 19.6% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Gatineau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$556.82
CA$800.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$19,936.07
CA$28,658.70
|
|
pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Gatineau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$2.87
CA$4.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$3.65
CA$5.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$12.42
CA$17.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$40.71
CA$58.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$10.42
CA$14.98
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Gatineau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$57.20
CA$82.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$43.11
CA$61.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$87.42
CA$125.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$102.98
CA$148.04
|
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