Planning a monthly budget
Start with the monthly total, then look at the expenses that shape it.
How the total can change
A traveler style stay, a couple household, and long term rent answer different planning questions.
Everyday expenses
Dining, transportation, taxes, and car needs can change how the monthly budget feels.
- Regional Average Dwelling Rental Value
- THB 2,600/mo
- Utilities
- THB 450/mo
- Groceries
- THB 2,350/mo
- Prepared Meal Price
- THB 50.30 per prepared meal
- Transportation
- $59/mo
- Property Taxes
- 0.02%–0.10% of assessed value
- National Consumer Price Inflation
- -0.1% (2025)
- Province Household Spending (All Households)
- THB 34,215/mo
Sources
The budget value gives a starting point for everyday spending. Housing, healthcare, safety, and climate can change what feels comfortable for a household.
Housing mix, exchange rates, healthcare needs, car ownership, and travel style can move a real monthly budget materially.
- Thailand National Statistical Office
Used for Regional Average Dwelling Rental Value, Province Household Spending (All Households)
Checked 2026-07-18
- Thailand National Statistical Office (NSO)
Used for Utilities, Groceries
Checked 2026-07-21
- Lotus's
Used for Prepared Meal Price
Checked 2026-07-22
- Phuket Smart Bus / Phuket City Development Co., Ltd.
Used for Transportation
Checked 2026-07-21
- Thailand Government Public Relations Department
Used for Property Taxes
- World Bank, World Development Indicators
Used for National Consumer-Price Inflation
Checked 2026-07-18
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