TH flag
Bangkok

Thailand

vs

Climate

Bangkok logs 11 outdoor-dinner months a year to Nakhon Si Thammarat's 1 — Bangkok wins by 10. Nakhon Si Thammarat also leads on hot days by 161.

BangkokNakhon Si Thammarat
Sunny days
241208
Hot days
348187
Frost days
00
Rainy days
165263
Outdoor dinner months
11/121/12
Avg wind
2.5 m/s2.1 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,5782,257
Darkest month sun
144 hrs/mo112 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.712.0

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 Si Thammarat

Feels-like °C

30
31
33
34
34
33
32
32
31
30
29
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 Si Thammarat has no cost baseline yet.

Bangkok

$1,089

monthly · balanced

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

Nakhon Si Thammarat

monthly · balanced

Mobility

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

2.4/5
vs
/5
BangkokNakhon Si Thammarat
TransitMotorbikeFlights

Culture

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

4.1/5
vs
0.0/5
BangkokNakhon Si Thammarat
ArtsHistoryTheatreNightlife
Bangkok leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

2.0/5
vs
/5

Safety

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

2.4/5
vs
/5
BangkokNakhon Si Thammarat
RoadFlooding

Career

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

3.0/5
vs
/5
BangkokNakhon Si Thammarat
JobsEconomyCoworking

Social & Community

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

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

Food & Dining

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

3.8/5
vs
/5
BangkokNakhon Si Thammarat
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

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

2.9/5
vs
/5
BangkokNakhon Si Thammarat
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesAmenitiesGroceriesGymYogaSpa

Healthcare

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

4.1/5
vs
/5
BangkokNakhon Si Thammarat
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Bangkok averages 28.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Nakhon Si Thammarat's 21.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Nakhon Si Thammarat breathes ~26% cleaner air (7.4 µg/m³ lower).

Bangkok

Nakhon Si Thammarat

28.7µg/m³
21.3µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Unhealthy
Sensitive Groups

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 Si Thammarat (145K) are 132x in population — Bangkok is the larger metro, Nakhon Si Thammarat the smaller; on land area Bangkok spans roughly 75x more ground.

99x

Bangkok is roughly 99x the scale of Nakhon Si Thammarat

Combined population & area comparison

TH flagBangkok
99x
TH flagNakhon Si Thammarat
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.TH flagBangkok19.0M132x
2.TH flagNakhon Si Thammarat145K1x
Area
1.TH flagBangkok2,697 km²75x
2.TH flagNakhon Si Thammarat36 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
79 km74 km

TH flagBangkok

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
7.6 km13 km

TH flagNakhon Si Thammarat

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Bangkok vs Nakhon Si Thammarat

Which is cheaper, Bangkok or Nakhon Si Thammarat?
Bangkok has an estimated monthly cost of $1,089.
How does the climate compare between Bangkok and Nakhon Si Thammarat?
Sunny days: 241 vs 208 d — Bangkok higher Annual sunshine: 2,578 vs 2,257 hrs — Bangkok higher Winter sunshine: 144 vs 112 hrs/day — Bangkok higher Hot days (>30°C): 348 vs 187 d — Nakhon Si Thammarat lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 165 vs 263 d — Bangkok lower
Is Bangkok or Nakhon Si Thammarat safer?
Bangkok has a safety score of 2.4/5.
Should I move to Bangkok or Nakhon Si Thammarat?
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