Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 7.1% cheaper than Moncton.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Moncton, you would:
pay 66.6% less for restaurants
Moncton
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
CA$24.99
|
$2.91
THB99.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.70
CA$13.49
|
$5.83
THB199.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CA$2.25
|
$0.62
THB21.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CA$2.10
|
$0.29
THB9.99
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Moncton
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.76
CA$3.84
|
$1.52
THB52.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
CA$7.16
|
$11.74
THB401.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
CA$10.91
|
$7.32
THB250.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CA$4.66
|
$2.27
THB77.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
CA$6.88
|
$1.31
THB45.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
CA$2.80
|
$1.47
THB50.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
CA$0.94
|
$0.73
THB24.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.37
|
$1.04
THB35.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
CA$2.52
|
$0.80
THB27.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
CA$1.56
|
$0.71
THB24.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
CA$1.53
|
$0.62
THB21.30
|
|
pay 21.2% more for transportation
Moncton
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CA$6.19
|
$4.47
THB152.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.29
CA$69.97
|
$39.32
THB1,345.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$33,961.64
|
$55,345.18
THB1,894,336.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.00
CA$18.09
|
$10.34
THB353.94
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
Moncton
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.82
CA$94.34
|
$15.36
THB525.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$973.22
CA$1,353.89
|
$571.31
THB19,554.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$785.84
CA$1,093.22
|
$301.88
THB10,332.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.81
CA$120.77
|
$67.33
THB2,304.58
|
|
pay 74.8% more for childcare
Moncton
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$380.80
CA$529.74
|
$632.63
THB21,653.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,184.84
CA$9,995.19
|
$13,191.37
THB451,509.82
|
|
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
Moncton
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.95
CA$5.50
|
$2.33
THB79.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
CA$4.24
|
$2.58
THB88.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.37
CA$19.99
|
$4.20
THB143.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.18
CA$41.98
|
$54.58
THB1,868.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
CA$13.99
|
$7.28
THB249.25
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
Moncton
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.91
CA$58.31
|
$55.27
THB1,891.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.97
CA$45.87
|
$34.84
THB1,192.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.79
CA$131.87
|
$97.10
THB3,323.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.45
CA$149.47
|
$92.12
THB3,153.07
|
|
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