Bangkok vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$425	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	74	93
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.76M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 49% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5738th and 2002nd ($994 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 Montreal. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1355th and 60th 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	$4.03	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$6957

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610