BangkokvsKyoto
💰
Bangkok saves you $700/month
30% cheaper on rent, food & transport
📶
Kyoto has 1x faster internet
200 Mbps avg download speed
🌡️
Tropical Monsoon vs Continental climate
Different weather patterns year-round
💰 Cost of Living Breakdown
Monthly expenses comparison in USD
Expense
Bangkok
Kyoto
Total Budget
$1,600/mo ✓
$2,300/mo
Rent (1BR)
$650/mo ✓
$900/mo
Coworking
$150/mo ✓
$260/mo
Meal Out
$4 ✓
$7
Coffee
$3 ✓
$3.5
Bangkok is $700/mo cheaper (30% savings)
💻 Remote Work Essentials
Internet, timezone, and language comparison
🇹🇭 Bangkok
📶 Internet150 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC+7
🗣️ Englishmedium
🛂 Nomad VisaAvailable
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West0h
🇺🇸 US East0h
🇬🇧 London4h
🇩🇪 Berlin5h
🇯🇵 Kyoto
📶 Internet200 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC+9
🗣️ Englishmedium
🛂 Nomad VisaAvailable
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West0h
🇺🇸 US East0h
🇬🇧 London2h
🇩🇪 Berlin3h
🌡️ Climate Comparison
Weather patterns and best times to visit
Bangkok
ClimateTropical Monsoon
Avg Temp29°C
Rainy Days194/year
Best months: January, December, February, March
Kyoto
ClimateContinental
Avg Temp16°C
Rainy Days127/year
Best months: June, July, September
Quarterly Temperatures
Jan
27°4°
Apr
31°14°
Jul
28°28°
Oct
28°18°
BangkokKyoto
📊 Full Comparison
Category
🇹🇭Bangkok
🇯🇵Kyoto
💰
Monthly Budget
$1,600
Winner$2,300
📶
Internet Speed
150 Mbps
200 Mbps
Winner🛡️
Safety
3.8/5
4.6/5
Winner⭐
Nomad Score
4.4/10
4.2/10
🍽️
Food Scene
10/10
9/10
🎉
Nightlife
9/10
Winner6/10
🚶
Walkability
6/10
8/10
Winner👥
Community
very large
Winnersmall
3
Bangkok wins
vs
3
Kyoto wins
Which City is Right for You?
Recommendations based on your nomad style
💵Budget Nomad
Bangkok
$700/mo cheaper with similar quality of life
💻Developer
Kyoto
200 Mbps is essential for video calls & uploads
🦋Social Butterfly
Bangkok
Larger nomad community for networking
🛡️Safety-First
Kyoto
Significantly higher safety rating
🍜Foodie
Either works
Both have great food scenes
🎉Party Person
Bangkok
World-famous nightlife scene
🇹🇭Bangkok
Pros
- +World-class food at all price points
- +Excellent public transport (BTS/MRT)
- +Very affordable luxury living
- +Fast internet (200+ Mbps)
Cons
- −Extreme heat and humidity
- −Severe traffic congestion
- −Air pollution on bad days
- −Tourist scams common
🇯🇵Kyoto
Pros
- +World-class concentration of temples, shrines and traditional streets for deep cultural immersion
- +Lower cost of living than Tokyo with still good infrastructure and services
- +Fast and reliable fibre internet widely available in apartments and coworking spaces
- +Safe city with low violent crime and generally calm neighbourhoods
Cons
- −Summers are hot and humid with mosquitoes, which can be uncomfortable if you like walking a lot
- −Overtourism in popular areas like Gion, Fushimi Inari and Arashiyama, especially during peak seasons
- −Smaller nomad and startup community compared to Tokyo or Osaka
- −English levels vary and some local businesses are Japanese-only
