Bangkok vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	50
😀 Quality of life	75	92
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.02M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 54% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5912th and 1744th ($958 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 1890th and 129th 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	$3.1	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822