Comments on: Thailand Travel Costs and How Much to Budget [Infographic]

By: Travel girl

Travel girl — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:23:00 +0000

Yea I think things now as of September to present have really went up a lot.
I have been in Samui, Phuket and now Bangkok.

Cheapest food and drinks found in rawai
Street food and beer 50 Bhat each
Everywhere else standard 100+ Bhat for street food
Beer- 90-110 Bhat for a small one
Drinks-200+ Bhat
We are very budget travelers and have found accommodations to still be pretty cheap lowest was 9.00 usd for private simple accommodations but average 20-30.
Cabs between 400-800 we mostly walked due to this.
We wanted a budget of 924 a month for two. Which we researched an ppl said was doable However it has been closer to 1,200 UsD for two a month. Which still is cheap but we have done zero activities. Bangkok we could easily spend double that. So that has been pretty disappointing . Especially because we have had to try a lot of the same foods due to price and not do any activities. I think Thailand has went up very much. However accommodations still very cheap.

By: Thaim Traveler

Thaim Traveler — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 05:55:44 +0000

This is actually a great guide specially to the ones who haven’t been to Thailand. I sent this to my friends from US since they’re planning to take a month long visit here in BKK. They said that your post is so helpful

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 08:22:23 +0000

Really detailed and accurate post. Living in Bangkok but I was still to find a post that I can share with my friends about the cost of travelling here. Good stuff

By: Austevidmantas

Austevidmantas — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 14:31:20 +0000

Lovely post. I enjoyed reading it :) I must note though that haggling is not really in their culture, it depends on the area. Chiang mai is very touristy and the prices quoted may be inflated, hence we lived in bkk, where you can find a space to breathe – pun unintended :) It depends on where you go, like the Ratchada market is saturated and quite crappy compared to Rot fai market on Srinakarin road, where there is no haggling whatsoever, and it is quite offensive to do so- all prices are set aand written. Central bkk stalls and stops do charge more, but they do it to both locals and tourists :)

By: Charlie Marchant

Charlie Marchant — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 20:43:09 +0000

In reply to Hari.

Hey Hari, thanks for your comment. It really depends on how you travel, I think. We had an extended amount of time and tend to travel slowly. We also spend a lot of time doing free activities – free yoga in the park, free hikes on the weekends, walking around the town, visiting temples and that sort of thing. We also prefer to spend our time in only a few places rather than travel quickly between places. So, as you say, it depends on what is ‘typical’ for each traveller. Certainly if someone plans to jam-pack their trip and only spend a few days in each place and do all of the main ‘tourist’ activities in each town then they’re likely to spend more than we did. But again, that all depends on the type of activities and travel one likes to have. How did your travel expenses look for Thailand out of interest? I’m assuming that you travelled much faster and saw more during your trip?

By: Charlie Marchant

Charlie Marchant — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 20:39:48 +0000

In reply to Tarus. Hey Tarus. Sounds like a fun trip! I would say $35 is definitely enough per day if you have already paid for your flights, accommodation and activities. Meals in Thailand are cheap and massages are also very good value too. Hope you had an amazing trip!

By: Charlie Marchant

Charlie Marchant — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 20:38:36 +0000

In reply to Angelene. Hi Angeline. It's hard to say because it depends what the money is for and how long it would need to last. 40 AUD is roughly £20 I think, so that would be fine for just souvenirs and a few bits and pieces.

By: Hari

Hari — Mon, 28 May 2018 22:03:15 +0000

Hi! good overview!
Having recently spent a month in Thailand, I find the expenses to be quite mismatching in comparison to what we spent as a couple. Looking more closely at your “itinerary” I see you weren’t really travelling around Thailand, but rather semi-living there, visiting only few places and moving slowly from one destination to the other = your transportation costs are low. Also you did very little money on activities. A typical visitor might do much more activities and easily spend 3x the budget or more.
So big kudos you managed to keep expenses so low! but perhaps not so clear in the beginning of the article that this was not the “average” trip to Thailand, but rather a budget for a slow digital-nomad style travel life?

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 19:24:47 +0000

In reply to Charlie Marchant.

Charlie, me and my wife both 57 would like to go to Thailand over 2018/19 going from Manchester, would like any help you can give us when and if you have the time
Ideally fly Manchester any airlines ? don’t fancy Bangkok somewhere more beachy area
Stay for around 3/4 weeks like to go around the coast say visit 4 different areas
Like to fit in grabi phi phi, Phuket any other ideas maybe ko Samoa

Not in a rush but any help or advice would be appreciated

By: Tarus

Tarus — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 08:18:44 +0000

A very informative article ! Hopefully you can answer this question. I have already paid for my hotels and most tours and will be in Thailand for 16 days between Bangkok, Chang Mai, Chang Rai, and Phuket is a budget of 35 USD per day reasonable for just food /drinks/ massages/ transportation?

Thank you