Bangkok vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	93
😀 Quality of life	74	98
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.14M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 55% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5822nd and 1654th ($941 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Perth. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 1221st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Perth

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	Bangkok	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645