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Thailand cost of living calculator

Put in your rent, bills and up-front costs like deposits and visas, and see what a year in Thailand costs, in total and per person.

Household

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

Used only for the per-person view.

Monthly costs

Enter a typical month for your whole household, not per-person amounts.

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

฿ per household per month A typical month’s electricity and water bills.

฿ per household per month Home internet plus everyone’s mobile plans.

฿ 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 Doctor visits and medicines you pay for yourself.

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

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

฿ per household per month Anything else you pay most months, such as condo fees or a gym.

Yearly costs

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

฿ per household per year Premiums for everyone included. Enter twelve times the amount if you pay monthly.

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

฿ per household per year Tuition, uniforms and other school costs for every child.

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

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

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

Up-front cash needed optional
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.

Show totals in your currency optional
Your currency

The calculator works in baht. Pick your currency to see the main totals converted as well.

Baht per unit of your currency.

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How this calculator works

It uses only the figures you enter. There are no built-in prices, city multipliers or lifestyle assumptions. If you add your currency, it fills in the latest European Central Bank rate, which you can change.

Your figures are only saved in this browser.

Read the Thailand cost-of-living guide