Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 46.3% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.58
A$40.19
|
$2.77
THB101.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
A$15.07
|
$5.55
THB202.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
A$4.29
|
$0.58
THB21.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.31
A$3.49
|
$0.31
THB11.49
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
A$3.93
|
$1.62
THB59.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
A$8.37
|
$9.67
THB353.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
A$10.03
|
$6.60
THB241.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.55
A$6.88
|
$2.22
THB81.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
A$6.05
|
$1.30
THB47.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
A$2.40
|
$1.37
THB50.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
A$1.95
|
$0.70
THB25.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
A$2.36
|
$1.02
THB37.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
A$4.01
|
$0.78
THB28.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
A$1.80
|
$0.69
THB25.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
A$1.60
|
$0.61
THB22.45
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.17
A$7.82
|
$4.25
THB155.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.84
A$172.13
|
$36.06
THB1,318.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,523.01
A$44,637.31
|
$51,319.04
THB1,875,948.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
A$26.93
|
$10.52
THB384.48
|
|
pay 71.8% less for housing
Canberra
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.35
A$104.86
|
$15.07
THB550.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,797.26
A$2,717.36
|
$608.65
THB22,248.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,415.42
A$2,140.05
|
$287.69
THB10,516.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.07
A$288.88
|
$70.06
THB2,560.92
|
|
pay 40.9% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,814.59
A$2,743.57
|
$614.94
THB22,478.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,626.48
A$22,114.51
|
$12,311.97
THB450,059.32
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.31
A$11.05
|
$2.08
THB76.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.66
|
$2.37
THB86.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.58
A$40.19
|
$4.16
THB152.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.03
A$101.34
|
$57.72
THB2,109.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.95
A$22.61
|
$6.94
THB253.51
|
|
pay 40.7% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.73
A$140.20
|
$53.87
THB1,969.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.64
A$126.45
|
$39.30
THB1,436.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.37
A$195.61
|
$101.75
THB3,719.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$172.79
A$261.25
|
$92.54
THB3,382.75
|
|
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