Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.8 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB101.81
|
$26.58
A$39.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB203.61
|
$9.97
A$14.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB21.24
|
$2.84
A$4.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB11.54
|
$2.31
A$3.45
|
|
pay 79.0% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB59.36
|
$2.60
A$3.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB354.87
|
$5.54
A$8.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.11
|
$6.63
A$9.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB81.49
|
$4.55
A$6.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB47.84
|
$4.00
A$5.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB50.25
|
$1.59
A$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB25.79
|
$1.29
A$1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB37.45
|
$1.56
A$2.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB28.44
|
$2.65
A$3.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB25.40
|
$1.19
A$1.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.54
|
$1.06
A$1.58
|
|
pay 66.1% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.89
|
$5.17
A$7.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,323.49
|
$113.84
A$170.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,883,429.53
|
$29,523.01
A$44,182.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB386.01
|
$17.81
A$26.66
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB552.92
|
$69.35
A$103.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB22,337.65
|
$1,797.26
A$2,689.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB10,558.46
|
$1,415.42
A$2,118.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,571.13
|
$191.07
A$285.94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB22,568.64
|
$1,814.59
A$2,715.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB451,854.18
|
$14,626.48
A$21,889.38
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB76.36
|
$7.31
A$10.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB86.89
|
$3.74
A$5.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB152.71
|
$26.58
A$39.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB2,118.21
|
$67.03
A$100.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB254.52
|
$14.95
A$22.38
|
|
pay 74.7% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,977.13
|
$92.73
A$138.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,442.30
|
$83.64
A$125.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,734.21
|
$129.37
A$193.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,396.24
|
$172.79
A$258.59
|
|
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