TH flag
Bangkok

Thailand

vs

Climate

Bangkok logs 11 outdoor-dinner months a year to Nakhon Pathom's 10 — Bangkok wins by 1. Nakhon Pathom also leads on sunny days by 2.

BangkokNakhon Pathom
Sunny days
241243
Hot days
348343
Frost days
00
Rainy days
165169
Outdoor dinner months
11/1210/12
Avg wind
2.5 m/s2.3 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,5782,532
Darkest month sun
144 hrs/mo144 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.79.3

Bangkok

Feels-like °C

32
32
34
35
36
33
32
32
32
31
31
29

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Nakhon Pathom

Feels-like °C

32
32
35
36
36
33
32
32
32
31
31
29

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Bangkok averages $1,089/mo for balanced living; Nakhon Pathom has no cost baseline yet.

Bangkok

$1,089

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $841Comfort $1,792
Top 55%in Among 40 Asia cities

Nakhon Pathom

monthly · balanced

Mobility

Bangkok scores 2.4 on mobility (0–5 scale); Nakhon Pathom has no mobility baseline.

2.4/5
vs
/5
BangkokNakhon Pathom
TransitMotorbikeFlights

Culture

Bangkok's culture score of 4.1 sits well above Nakhon Pathom's 0.0.

4.1/5
vs
0.0/5
BangkokNakhon Pathom
ArtsHistoryTheatreNightlife
Bangkok leads

Nature & Outdoors

Bangkok scores 2.0 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Nakhon Pathom has no nature & outdoors baseline.

2.0/5
vs
/5

Safety

Bangkok scores 2.4 on safety (0–5 scale); Nakhon Pathom has no safety baseline.

2.4/5
vs
/5
BangkokNakhon Pathom
RoadFlooding

Career

Bangkok scores 3.0 on career (0–5 scale); Nakhon Pathom has no career baseline.

3.0/5
vs
/5
BangkokNakhon Pathom
JobsEconomyCoworking

Social & Community

Bangkok scores 3.4 on social & community (0–5 scale); Nakhon Pathom has no social & community baseline.

3.4/5
vs
/5
BangkokNakhon Pathom
Expat-First CommunityMulticultural MixUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereLocal-First CommunityAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Bangkok scores 3.8 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Nakhon Pathom has no food & dining baseline.

3.8/5
vs
/5
BangkokNakhon Pathom
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Bangkok scores 2.9 on family (0–5 scale); Nakhon Pathom has no family baseline.

2.9/5
vs
/5
BangkokNakhon Pathom
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesAmenitiesGroceriesGymYogaSpa

Healthcare

Bangkok scores 4.1 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Nakhon Pathom has no healthcare baseline.

4.1/5
vs
/5
BangkokNakhon Pathom
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Bangkok averages 28.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Nakhon Pathom's 28.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Nakhon Pathom breathes ~0% cleaner air (0.1 µg/m³ lower).

Bangkok

Nakhon Pathom

28.7µg/m³
28.5µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Unhealthy
Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Bangkok (19.0M) and Nakhon Pathom (186K) are 103x in population — Bangkok is the larger metro, Nakhon Pathom the smaller; on land area Bangkok spans roughly 44x more ground.

67x

Bangkok is roughly 67x the scale of Nakhon Pathom

Combined population & area comparison

TH flagBangkok
67x
TH flagNakhon Pathom
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.TH flagBangkok19.0M103x
2.TH flagNakhon Pathom186K1x
Area
1.TH flagBangkok2,697 km²44x
2.TH flagNakhon Pathom62 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
79 km74 km

TH flagBangkok

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
13 km8.2 km

TH flagNakhon Pathom

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Bangkok vs Nakhon Pathom

Which is cheaper, Bangkok or Nakhon Pathom?
Bangkok has an estimated monthly cost of $1,089.
How does the climate compare between Bangkok and Nakhon Pathom?
Sunny days: 241 vs 243 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 2,578 vs 2,532 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 144 vs 144 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 348 vs 343 d — Nakhon Pathom lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 165 vs 169 d — Similar
Is Bangkok or Nakhon Pathom safer?
Bangkok has a safety score of 2.4/5.
Should I move to Bangkok or Nakhon Pathom?
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