Bangkok vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$424	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$832
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	8
😀 Quality of life	75	63
🏙️ Population	5.68M	24.7K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 40% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5912th and 3601st ($958 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Thailand vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 1890th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Victoria

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	Bangkok	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$8213

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420