Bangkok vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangkok	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2711	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$3776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	75	98
🏙️ Population	5.68M	4.53M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 62% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5960th and 933rd ($902 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Thailand and Australia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 1087th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Melbourne

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	Bangkok	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5297	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.71	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12289	$18868

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481