Bangkok vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$465	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	94
😀 Quality of life	73	96
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.14M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 58% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5467th and 978th ($1027 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.7 months in Perth. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 2647th and 10th 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	$3.24	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894