Bangkok vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$465	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$2462
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	66
😀 Quality of life	73	98
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.71M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 55% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 5467th and 1349th ($1027 vs $2269) 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 2647th 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	$3.24	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$3002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$5145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$1949
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$12459

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894