Canberra vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	30	31
😀 Quality of life	85	59
🏙️ Population	381K	120K

The cost of living in Canberra is 154% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 1443rd and 6471st ($2223 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 4th in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 479th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Pattaya

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	Canberra	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$12044

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

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