Bangkok vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$2079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1191
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1928
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$2977
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	53
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.31M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 54% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 5912th and 1781st ($958 vs $2079) 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 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.4 months in Calgary. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Calgary ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 1890th and 160th 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	$3.1	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$1190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$3658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$3126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$15727

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887