Bangkok vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$434	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	99
😀 Quality of life	74	100
🏙️ Population	5.68M	5.45M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 65% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5606th and 370th ($996 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2044th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Sydney

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	Bangkok	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$25164

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863