Bangkok vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$405
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
89
86
😀 Quality of life
75
94
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.79M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 65% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5960th and 571st ($902 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Toronto. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1087th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$18837

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190