Bangkok vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$5585
🏠 One person rent	$434	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$2525
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$4313
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	66
😀 Quality of life	74	97
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.71M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 57% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 5606th and 1241st ($996 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Thailand and Australia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 2044th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Brisbane

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	Bangkok	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$8.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$1173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$3028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$2142
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$98.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$8341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$5970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$9.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$24.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$2164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$13265

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913