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Cost of living and expenses in Thailand
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Thailand?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Thailand, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Thailand
(The last update: 6 days ago)
Currency in Thailand Thai baht (THB). For 10 US dollars you can get 342 Thai baht. For 100 US dollars you can get 3.42 thousand Thai baht. And the other way around: For 100 Thai baht you can get 2.92 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Thailand
What are the different prices in the cities in Thailand? What are the prices and costs on the islands belonging to Thailand? See here: Prices on islands and cities in Thailand
Prices: Phuket Province Koh Pee Pee Koh Lanta Koh Chang Ko Pha Ngan Ko Samui Bangkok Chiang Mai Phuket Province Udon Thani Hua Hin District Nakhon Ratchasima Pattaya Khon Kaen Rayong Samut Prakan Province
fees
$75 ($44 - $146)
64% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$17.2 ($11.7 - $25)
76% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$46 ($14.6 - $93)
12% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$560
88% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$492 ($292 - $877)
72% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$661 ($292 - $1.5K)
73% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Thailand:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.88 (THB 30)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $35 (THB 1.2K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.2 (THB 41)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $26.8K (THB 915K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $492 (THB 16.8K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $250 (THB 8.55K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $1.04K (THB 35.4K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $661 (THB 22.6K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $75 (THB 2.55K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $17.2 (THB 587)
- numb_34 $14.1 (THB 483)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $46 (THB 1.58K)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $34 (THB 1.18K)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $91 (THB 3.12K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $74 (THB 2.52K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $25.9K (THB 887K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $402 (THB 13.7K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $3.8K (THB 130K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $11.5K (THB 393K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $2.15K (THB 73.4K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $560 (THB 19.1K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 5.6%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $1 (THB 35)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1.2 (THB 40)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $5.3 (THB 180)
Price changes in previous years in Thailand
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $1.61K(THB 55K), 2011: $1.64K(THB 56.2K), 2012: $2.12K(THB 72.5K), 2013: $2.76K(THB 94.6K), 2014: $2.52K(THB 86.3K), 2015: $2.68K(THB 91.7K), 2016: $3.48K(THB 119K), 2017: $3.43K(THB 117K), and 2018: $3.68K(THB 126K)
Have earnings increased in Thailand?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $190(THB 6.5K), 2011: $443(THB 15.2K), 2012: $441(THB 15.1K), 2013: $505(THB 17.3K), 2014: $511(THB 17.5K), 2015: $497(THB 17K), 2016: $592(THB 20.3K), 2017: $584(THB 20K), and 2018: $608(THB 20.8K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $58(THB 1.98K), 2011: $49(THB 1.66K), 2012: $64(THB 2.17K), 2013: $65(THB 2.23K), 2014: $82(THB 2.81K), 2015: $66(THB 2.26K), 2016: $66(THB 2.27K), 2017: $72(THB 2.47K), and 2018: $72(THB 2.46K)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $18.1(THB 619), 2011: $19.5(THB 668), 2012: $19.4(THB 665), 2013: $19(THB 649), 2014: $18.3(THB 626), 2015: $18.3(THB 626), 2016: $18.2(THB 624), 2017: $20(THB 686), and 2018: $22(THB 741)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Thailand in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $44(THB 1.5K), 2011: $36(THB 1.23K), 2012: $48(THB 1.64K), 2013: $44(THB 1.5K), 2014: $61(THB 2.1K), 2015: $57(THB 1.96K), 2016: $62(THB 2.11K), 2017: $56(THB 1.91K), and 2018: $53(THB 1.82K)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
bottle of water
$0.36 ($0.23 - $0.67)
83% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$492 ($292 - $877)
72% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$560
88% is less expensive than in United States
tomatoes
$1.4 ($0.64 - $2.5)
70% is less expensive than in United States
Burger King or a similar bar
$5.8 ($4.7 - $8.2)
by half less than in United States
cheese
$17.8 ($8.8 - $35)
38% more than in United States
Prices on the islands