Bangkok vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$4639
🏠 One person rent
$405
$1108
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$4464
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
89
61
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
5.68M
633K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 53% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5960th and 1984th ($902 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1684th in Thailand and the United States, respectively. Check Thailand vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Louisville ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 1087th and 164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Louisville

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Bangkok Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$13578

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1709
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1898
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1733
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1933
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1723
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1896
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1748
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1712
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2212
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1826
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$1907
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1702
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1992
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1581
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1747
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$1938
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1750
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$2034
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1651
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1515
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1913
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1840
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1487
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1768
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2032
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1906
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2129
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1844
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2019
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1486
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$2037
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1846
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1988