Bangkok vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$4141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	75
😀 Quality of life	74	88
🏙️ Population	5.68M	486K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 54% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 5822nd and 1666th ($941 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1477th 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 months in Omaha. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 1221st and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Omaha

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	Bangkok	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$24732

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979