Bangkok vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$6134
🏠 One person rent	$425	$1700
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$3035
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$4686
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	78
😀 Quality of life	74	88
🏙️ Population	5.68M	689K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 62% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 5738th and 514th ($994 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 455th 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Nashville ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 1355th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Nashville

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	Bangkok	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$20657

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2466
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2371
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2339
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2670
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2270
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2303
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2275
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2038
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2028
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$1607
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2246
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2081
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1802
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1926
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2098
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$2134
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1323
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1854
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1651
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$1956
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2014
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1687
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1708
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1764
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1911
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2035
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1746
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1780
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1317
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1627
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2123
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2119
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1542