Bangkok vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2223
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$4990
🏠 One person rent	$465	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$2158
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$4087
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	30
😀 Quality of life	73	85
🏙️ Population	5.68M	381K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 54% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 5467th and 1443rd ($1027 vs $2223) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.8 months in Canberra. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Canberra ranked 13th in Australia, while ranked 2647th and 479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Canberra

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	Bangkok	Canberra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$7.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$2721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$8609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$5425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$88.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$9.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$4.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$26.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$2023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$15408

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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 Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766