Bangkok vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$4526
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1907
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$3542
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	30
😀 Quality of life	74	84
🏙️ Population	5.68M	381K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 53% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 5822nd and 1768th ($941 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Thailand and Australia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Canberra. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Canberra ranked 8th in Australia, while ranked 1221st and 388th 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	$2.97	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$2202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$7003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$5163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$3.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$8.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$4.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$26.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$12940

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1669
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504