Bangkok vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$4718
🏠 One person rent	$434	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$3093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	53
😀 Quality of life	74	90
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.31M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 52% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 5606th and 1759th ($996 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th in Thailand and Canada, respectively. Check Thailand vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 2044th and 187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Calgary

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	Bangkok	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$15881

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872