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Thailand Cost of Living Comparison

See how everyday expenses stack up across 10 of Thailand's most popular cities and islands. Toggle between Thai Baht and US Dollars, sort by cheapest overall, and click any row to highlight the best and worst value.

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Cost Comparison — 10 Thai Cities

Click a category row to highlight cheapest vs. most expensive. Green = cheapest, red = most expensive.

Category	Bangkok	Chiang Mai	Chiang Rai	Hua Hin	Koh Phangan	Koh Samui	Koh Tao	Krabi	Pattaya	Phuket
🍜Street food meal	฿60	฿50	฿45	฿70	฿85	฿90	฿90	฿75	฿60	฿80
🍽️Restaurant meal	฿200	฿150	฿130	฿200	฿240	฿280	฿260	฿220	฿180	฿300
🍺Beer (local, 330ml)	฿70	฿60	฿55	฿70	฿85	฿90	฿90	฿80	฿65	฿90
☕Coffee (cafe)	฿90	฿70	฿65	฿85	฿95	฿100	฿100	฿90	฿80	฿110
🏠Monthly rent – Studio	฿8.0k	฿5.5k	฿4.5k	฿7.5k	฿8.5k	฿10.0k	฿9.0k	฿9.0k	฿7.0k	฿12.0k
🏡Monthly rent – 1-bed	฿14.0k	฿9.0k	฿7.5k	฿13.0k	฿15.0k	฿18.0k	฿16.0k	฿15.0k	฿12.0k	฿20.0k
🚗Grab ride (5 km)	฿80	฿70	฿60	฿100	—	฿130	—	฿110	฿90	฿120
🛵Motorbike rental/day	฿250	฿200	฿180	฿240	฿280	฿300	฿300	฿280	฿220	฿300
💆Massage (1 hr)	฿300	฿250	฿220	฿320	฿350	฿380	฿370	฿360	฿300	฿400
💻Coworking day pass	฿350	฿250	฿200	฿320	฿350	฿450	฿400	฿380	฿300	฿400
💰Total (all categories)	฿23.4k	฿15.6k	฿13.0k	฿21.9k	฿25.0k	฿29.8k	฿26.6k	฿25.6k	฿20.3k	฿33.8k

How to read this table

Click any category row to highlight the cheapest green and most expensive red city for that item.
Dash (—) means that service is not widely available or not applicable (e.g., no Grab in Koh Phangan/Koh Tao).
All prices are approximate 2026 averages. Tourist-area restaurants and beach-side bars will cost more.
Monthly rent assumes a furnished unit in a mid-range area, not on a beachfront or luxury estate.