Cost of living comparison
Sudbury is 96.3% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Sudbury instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Sudbury
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB91.23
|
$14.68
CA$19.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB182.46
|
$9.97
CA$13.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.04
|
$2.57
CA$3.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.34
|
$1.28
CA$1.74
|
|
pay 50.0% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Sudbury
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB53.20
|
$2.05
CA$2.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB318.00
|
$3.94
CA$5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB216.96
|
$8.52
CA$11.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB73.02
|
$2.78
CA$3.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB42.87
|
$4.53
CA$6.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB45.03
|
$1.55
CA$2.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.11
|
$0.44
CA$0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB33.56
|
$1.34
CA$1.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB25.49
|
$2.08
CA$2.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB22.76
|
$1.26
CA$1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.20
|
$0.75
CA$1.02
|
|
pay 34.4% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Sudbury
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB139.69
|
$4.24
CA$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,186.00
|
$64.58
CA$87.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,687,767.95
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,871.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB345.91
|
$22.09
CA$30.01
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Sudbury
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB495.48
|
$79.63
CA$108.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,017.09
|
$957.72
CA$1,300.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,461.58
|
$998.09
CA$1,355.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,304.03
|
$81.38
CA$110.54
|
|
pay 4.6% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Sudbury
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,224.08
|
$733.89
CA$996.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB404,912.95
|
$8,806.66
CA$11,962.53
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Sudbury
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB68.42
|
$5.50
CA$7.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB77.86
|
$4.04
CA$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB136.85
|
$14.38
CA$19.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,898.16
|
$48.93
CA$66.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB228.08
|
$10.27
CA$13.96
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Sudbury
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,771.73
|
$76.57
CA$104.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,292.46
|
$40.36
CA$54.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,346.28
|
$113.75
CA$154.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,043.42
|
$92.96
CA$126.27
|
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