Bangkok vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$2106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$5002
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1238
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$2160
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$95.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	76
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	5.68M	486K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 55% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 5912th and 1714th ($958 vs $2106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1428th 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 1.9 months in Omaha. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Omaha ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 232nd 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	$3.1	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$1240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$947
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$2216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$1742
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$9.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$24851

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943