Brisbane vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	66	31
😀 Quality of life	98	59
🏙️ Population	2.71M	120K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 160% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1349th and 6471st ($2269 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 3rd and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Pattaya

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	Brisbane	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$12044

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514