Bangkok vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$465	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	49
😀 Quality of life	73	92
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.02M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 52% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5467th and 1668th ($1027 vs $2133) 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 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 2647th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Ottawa

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	Bangkok	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$17337

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891