Bangkok vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangkok	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$2324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2711	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1421
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$2624
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$663
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$4121
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	75
😀 Quality of life	75	87
🏙️ Population	5.68M	486K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 61% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 5960th and 1006th ($902 vs $2324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 909th 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 Omaha. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Omaha ranked 48th in the United States, while ranked 1087th and 203rd 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	$2.64	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$85.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$5.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$1280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$3163
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$2007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$307
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$78.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5297	$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$1795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$55
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.71	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$6.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$8.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$96.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.8	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12289	$24800

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1747
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2220
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$2133
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1681
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1971
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1687
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$2019
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1787
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1791
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2038
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1778
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1798
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1968
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1691
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1774
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1714
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1991
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1596
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1787
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2006
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1708
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1854
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1837
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$2032
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1456
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$2067
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2188
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1669
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2154
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2026
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2186
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1979
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2187
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2242
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2157
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2070
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2171
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$1996
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2058