Bangkok vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$416
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
89
100
😀 Quality of life
74
93
🏙️ Population
5.68M
1.8M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 49% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5822nd and 2225th ($941 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Thailand and Canada, respectively. Check Thailand vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1221st and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Montreal

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Bangkok Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$5725

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692