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Bundaberg vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Bundaberg is 97.4% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Bundaberg
Groceries: pay 60.7% more in Bundaberg
Transportation: pay 39.2% more in Bundaberg
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Bundaberg
Childcare: pay 8.6% more in Bundaberg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Bundaberg
Clothing: pay 48.8% more in Bundaberg

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Bundaberg are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Bundaberg.

Bundaberg vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bundaberg instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Bundaberg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$16.35 A$24.71	+427.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$8.18 A$12.36	+31.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$2.29 A$3.46	+189.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$1.96 A$2.97	+488.8%
Average			+284.4%

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pay 60.7% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Bundaberg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$2.23 A$3.37	+54.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$4.80 A$7.25	-43.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$8.04 A$12.14	+11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$4.24 A$6.40	+85.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$4.67 A$7.05	+238.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$1.53 A$2.32	-3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$1.14 A$1.72	+39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$1.19 A$1.79	+16.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$1.83 A$2.76	+114.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$1.38 A$2.09	+92.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$1.06 A$1.60	+62.9%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 39.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Bundaberg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$4.56 A$6.88	-2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	$57.24 A$86.49	+53.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$25,978.22 A$39,254.00	-30.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$27.48 A$41.52	+136.3%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Bundaberg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$56.42 A$85.26	+233.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$795.91 A$1,202.65	+17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$741.40 A$1,120.28	+130.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$100.40 A$151.70	+46.2%
Average			+107.0%

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pay 8.6% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Bundaberg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	$457.92 A$691.94	-24.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$18,971.04 A$28,665.90	+42.1%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Bundaberg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$5.23 A$7.91	+87.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$3.49 A$5.27	+37.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$28.26 A$42.70	+543.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$26.17 A$39.54	-48.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$11.78 A$17.79	+46.1%
Average			+133.0%

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pay 48.8% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Bundaberg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$79.59 A$120.26	+35.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$68.69 A$103.79	+80.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$122.11 A$184.52	+17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$148.28 A$224.06	+62.1%
Average			+48.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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