Bangkok vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$434	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	49
😀 Quality of life	74	91
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.02M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 53% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5606th and 1688th ($996 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 2044th and 141st 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	$3.36	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875