Bangkok vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$434	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	74	93
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.9M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 48% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5606th and 2370th ($996 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th 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 Montreal. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 2044th and 49th 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	$3.36	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$6432

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828