Bangkok vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$2149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$4908
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$2067
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$3509
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ 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 54% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 5738th and 1473rd ($994 vs $2149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Thailand and Canada, respectively. Check Thailand vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Calgary. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 1355th and 131st 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	$4.03	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2181
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$1707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$59.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$984
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$19196

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871