Thailand cost-of-living calculator for digital nomads
Estimate a monthly budget in any of 35 Thai cities across housing, food, coworking, transport and insurance, converted with live exchange rates (ECB reference data via the free Frankfurter API). The baseline figures below are curated editorial estimates, not a surveyed cost-of-living index.
How much does it cost to live in Thailand per month?
| City | Nomad | Expat | Local | Studio rent / month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai | $950 / ฿34,000 | $1,400 / ฿50,000 | $540 / ฿19,500 | ฿8,000–฿15,000 |
| Bangkok | $1,480 / ฿53,000 | $2,300 / ฿82,000 | $720 / ฿25,000 | ฿12,000–฿25,000 |
| Phuket | $1,620 / ฿58,000 | $2,400 / ฿86,000 | $820 / ฿29,500 | ฿12,000–฿22,000 |
| Koh Samui | $1,380 / ฿49,500 | $2,050 / ฿73,500 | $760 / ฿27,500 | ฿12,000–฿18,000 |
| Koh Phangan | $1,400 / ฿50,000 | $2,000 / ฿72,000 | $700 / ฿25,000 | ฿12,000–฿18,000 |
| Hua Hin | $1,180 / ฿42,500 | $1,750 / ฿63,000 | $660 / ฿23,500 | ฿9,000–฿15,000 |
| Pattaya | $1,280 / ฿46,000 | $1,900 / ฿68,000 | $680 / ฿24,500 | ฿8,000–฿14,000 |
| Koh Lanta | $1,000 / ฿36,000 | $1,500 / ฿54,000 | $550 / ฿20,000 | ฿8,000–฿14,000 |
| Hat Yai | $850 / ฿30,600 | $1,400 / ฿50,400 | $500 / ฿18,000 | ฿6,000–฿10,000 |
| Chonburi | $1,080 / ฿39,000 | $1,550 / ฿56,000 | $600 / ฿21,500 | ฿5,500–฿9,500 |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | $850 / ฿30,500 | $1,200 / ฿43,000 | $480 / ฿17,000 | ฿5,500–฿8,000 |
| Krabi | $1,100 / ฿39,500 | $1,600 / ฿57,500 | $600 / ฿21,500 | ฿7,000–฿13,000 |
| Khon Kaen | $820 / ฿29,500 | $1,200 / ฿43,500 | $460 / ฿16,500 | ฿6,500–฿10,000 |
| Udon Thani | $780 / ฿28,000 | $1,100 / ฿39,500 | $440 / ฿16,000 | ฿5,000–฿8,000 |
| Chiang Rai | $820 / ฿29,520 | $1,350 / ฿48,600 | $460 / ฿16,600 | ฿5,000–฿9,000 |
| Koh Tao | $1,300 / ฿46,500 | $1,800 / ฿65,000 | $700 / ฿25,000 | ฿9,000–฿16,000 |
| Ubon Ratchathani | $780 / ฿28,080 | $1,250 / ฿45,000 | $470 / ฿16,900 | ฿4,500–฿6,500 |
| Khao Lak | $1,200 / ฿43,200 | $1,900 / ฿68,400 | $640 / ฿23,000 | ฿8,000–฿15,000 |
| Trang | $850 / ฿30,600 | $1,350 / ฿48,600 | $500 / ฿18,000 | ฿4,500–฿8,000 |
| Nong Khai | $760 / ฿27,360 | $1,200 / ฿43,200 | $440 / ฿15,840 | ฿4,000–฿6,500 |
| Phetchaburi | $820 / ฿29,520 | $1,300 / ฿46,800 | $470 / ฿16,920 | ฿3,500–฿6,500 |
| Ko Chang | $1,150 / ฿41,400 | $1,850 / ฿66,600 | $620 / ฿22,300 | ฿7,000–฿13,000 |
| Nan | $780 / ฿28,080 | $1,250 / ฿45,000 | $450 / ฿16,200 | ฿3,500–฿6,500 |
| Chanthaburi | $820 / ฿29,520 | $1,350 / ฿48,600 | $480 / ฿17,280 | ฿4,500–฿8,000 |
| Buriram | $770 / ฿27,720 | $1,250 / ฿45,000 | $450 / ฿16,200 | ฿4,500–฿7,000 |
| Kanchanaburi | $800 / ฿28,800 | $1,300 / ฿46,800 | $470 / ฿16,900 | ฿4,500–฿8,000 |
| Ayutthaya | $850 / ฿30,600 | $1,400 / ฿50,400 | $480 / ฿17,300 | ฿6,500–฿10,000 |
| Nakhon Phanom | $750 / ฿27,000 | $1,200 / ฿43,200 | $430 / ฿15,480 | ฿4,000–฿6,500 |
| Chiang Khan | $780 / ฿28,080 | $1,250 / ฿45,000 | $450 / ฿16,200 | ฿3,500–฿8,000 |
| Sukhothai | $760 / ฿27,360 | $1,250 / ฿45,000 | $440 / ฿15,800 | ฿3,500–฿7,000 |
| Ko Samet | $1,150 / ฿41,400 | $1,800 / ฿64,800 | $600 / ฿21,600 | ฿10,000–฿18,000 |
| Pai | $900 / ฿32,000 | $1,300 / ฿47,000 | $480 / ฿17,000 | ฿4,500–฿9,000 |
| Ko Lipe | $1,400 / ฿50,400 | $2,200 / ฿79,200 | $750 / ฿27,000 | ฿8,000–฿16,000 |
| Ko Phi Phi | $1,450 / ฿52,200 | $2,300 / ฿82,800 | $780 / ฿28,080 | ฿8,000–฿15,000 |
| Ko Phayam | $950 / ฿34,200 | $1,500 / ฿54,000 | $520 / ฿18,720 | ฿6,000–฿12,000 |
"Nomad" assumes one remote worker renting a modern studio and eating a mix of local and western food. Rent bands are researched monthly asking prices for 1-month-plus contracts, low season; "n/a" means the city has no such rental market rather than no data.