Bangkok vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$4500
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1950
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$3986
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	60
😀 Quality of life	74	87
🏙️ Population	5.68M	246K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 48% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5822nd and 2336th ($941 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1917th 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 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Louisville ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 1221st and 299th 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	$2.97	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$3405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$13378

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974