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Thailand cost of living calculator

Build a Thailand household budget from your own monthly, annual and up-front costs, with yearly and per-person totals.

Household

All costs below are household totals. Household size changes only the per-person view.

Used only for the per-person view.

Fixed monthly costs

Enter contract and fixed payments for your whole household, not per-person amounts.

฿ per household per month Rent or mortgage payments for the household.

฿ per household per month The household broadband or home internet contract.

฿ per household per month Mobile phone plans paid for by the household.

฿ per household per month Ongoing health-insurance premiums for everyone included.

฿ per household per month Any other contract or fixed payment due most months.

Usage and variable monthly costs

Enter a typical monthly amount for your whole household.

฿ per household per month The electricity amount you expect to pay in a typical month.

฿ per household per month The water amount you expect to pay in a typical month.

฿ per household per month Food, drinks and household goods bought for use at home.

฿ per household per month Restaurants, takeaway meals and cafés.

฿ per household per month Public transport, taxis, fuel and routine vehicle costs.

฿ per household per month Medical care and medicines paid outside insurance.

฿ per household per month Socialising, exercise, hobbies and entertainment.

฿ per household per month Cleaning, childcare and other regular household help.

฿ per household per month Any other usage-based or flexible monthly cost.

Irregular annual costs

Enter yearly totals. The calculator spreads them across 12 months in the monthly result.

฿ per household per year Your expected yearly total for visa, immigration and other admin costs.

฿ per household per year Medical or insurance costs paid yearly rather than monthly.

฿ per household per year Irregular vehicle maintenance, registration or household repairs.

฿ per household per year Trips home or other recurring long-distance travel.

฿ per household per year Any other irregular ongoing cost across a full year.

Up-front cash needed

These figures are shown separately and do not increase the ongoing monthly estimate.

฿ one-off A refundable or non-refundable housing deposit paid at the start.

฿ one-off Rent paid before the first regular monthly payment.

฿ one-off Furniture, appliances and other initial home setup costs.

฿ one-off Flights, shipping and other costs of moving to Thailand.

฿ one-off Any other one-off cost of establishing the household.

Figures are saved only in this browser.

How this calculator works

It uses only the figures you enter. There are no built-in prices, exchange rates, city multipliers or lifestyle assumptions.

Your figures are saved only in this browser. Clear them before leaving a shared device. Calculator method updated 2 September 2026.

Read the Thailand cost-of-living guide