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Researched Updated Nov 12, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost
Housing 1 2 3 28 $380 $149 $596 $137 $37
Utilities 17 $60 $85 $120 $37 —
Internet & Mobile 13 14 $37 $29 $40 $29 $1
Groceries 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 $89 $179 $418 $110 $4
Transportation 3 15 16 $134 $75 $164 $25 $9
Dining Out 3 12 $310 $119 $239 $60 $15
Leisure Activities 3 $140 $89 $239 $30 $12
Health Insurance 18 19 $63 $68 $205 $15 $2
Visa & Legal Fees 20 21 29 $23 $5 $92 — —
Total $1,236 $798 $2,113 $443 $80

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 28 $149.11 $113 – $388 per month
Coworking Space 25 $93.91 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 2 $380.38 $236 – $580 per month
Coliving Space 26 $238.58 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $1.98 per cup
Beer 9 24 $2.24 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 3 $1.49 per meal
Fast Food Combo 12 $6.83 per meal
Apples 6 $1.14 per kg
Bread 8 $1.07 per loaf
Milk 11 $1.50 per liter
Rice 5 $1.16 per kg
Chicken Fillets 4 $2.51 per kg
Beef 7 $5.82 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 24 $16.00 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 $20.88 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 10 $0.30 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 15 $1.04 per trip
Taxi per km 15 $0.19 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 3 $13.12 per month
Gasoline 16 $1.17 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 15 3 $2.42 per trip
Scooter Rental 3 $104.38 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 13 $11.24 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 14 $17.86 per month
Gym Membership 22 $46.22 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) $7.62 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13 $8.92 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $5.48 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 23 $38.47 per pair
Summer Dress $19.80 per dress
Running Shoes 24 $95.30 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 24 $4.47 per visit
Laundry $1.52 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 27 $19.09 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) 24 $1.79 per purchase

About these costs

Method
Researched
Last updated
Nov 12, 2026
Last changed
Nov 14, 2026
Exchange rate
1 USD = 33.532 THB on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Ayutthaya, Hanoi

  1. 108Siam Kanchanaburi rentals: 14 listings, 2BR house ฿9,000, 1BR townhouse ฿13,000, 3BR houses ฿15,000 and ฿36,000Listings
  2. Airbnb Kanchanaburi one-month stays (Dec 2026): 246 homes, 54 monthly rates ฿7,219–159,668; rooms/1BR segment median ฿12,755Listings
  3. Wikivoyage Kanchanaburi: songthaew ฿10, motorbike rental ฿150–200/day, bicycle ฿50, street food ฿10–20, plates ฿40, beer from ฿45, mid-range mains, Erawan ฿300, museums ฿40–160, guesthouses ฿200–1,200, massage ฿150/hrSecondary
  4. Makro boneless chicken breast ฿84/kg (national online price)Listings
  5. Makro Benjarong jasmine rice 5 kg ฿195 (฿39/kg)Listings
  6. Makro Chinese Fuji apples 10-pack ฿99 over a 2.6 kg tray (฿38.1/kg)Listings
  7. Makro frozen minced beef ฿195/kgListings
  8. Makro FARMHOUSE sandwich loaf 275 g ฿36Listings
  9. Makro Chang Beer Classic 620 ml × 15 crate ฿786 (฿52.40/bottle)Listings
  10. Makro Namthip drinking water 1.5 L × 6 crate ฿47 (฿7.83/bottle floor)Listings
  11. Makro Thai-Denmark UHT milk 180 ml × 36 ฿325 (฿9.03/box = ฿50.2/L)Listings
  12. McDonald’s Thailand menu: Big Mac ฿149 solo, ฿229 as a comboOfficial
  13. AIS Traveller SIM: ฿49 starter, NET SIM ฿88/7 days, ฿299/8 days 15 GB, ฿599/15 days, ฿1,250/30 days 300 GBOfficial
  14. True Online My Plan 500/500 Mbps ฿598–599/month (24-month, VAT excluded)Official
  15. Thailand taxi meter tariff: ฿35 flagfall including first km, ฿6.50/km for 1–10 kmOfficial
  16. Caltex Thailand pump board 11 Nov 2026: Gasohol 95 ฿39.34/L, Gasohol 91 ฿38.97, diesel ฿40.79Official
  17. PEA residential electricity tariff table (Kanchanaburi is PEA area); about ฿4.18/kWh all-in with the fuel adjustmentOfficial
  18. SafetyWing Nomad Insurance Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeks (ages 10–39)Official
  19. LUMA Thailand Hi5 indicative premium age 35: ฿27,187/year (Sep 2026 table)Official
  20. Destination Thailand Visa: £300 fee (USD 275 in the dataset), 5 years, 180 days per entryOfficial
  21. FCDO: 30-day visa-exempt tourism stays from 15 Sep 2026; TDAC arrival cardOfficial
  22. Jetts Fitness Thailand: Jetts Red membership ฿1,550/month on a 12-month contractOfficial
  23. Uniqlo Thailand Slim Straight Jeans ฿1,290 (national online pricing)Listings
  24. Livingcost Thailand national basket Jun 2026: wine $16, sneakers $95.3, haircut $7.36, pub beer $2.72, cold-medicine week $2.18 (cross-check only; no Kanchanaburi page exists)Index
  25. Pun Space Chiang Mai monthly coworking membership ฿3,149 (borrowed for the coworking line)Secondary
  26. Chayayon Condo Chiang Mai fully furnished studio ฿8,000/month (borrowed for the coliving line)Listings
  27. Rajthanee Rojana Hospital Ayutthaya: work-permit medical ฿590–690 (borrowed provincial outpatient band for the doctor line)Official
  28. RentHub Kanchanaburi apartments: 25 room blocks ฿1,900–5,000/month; verified Jul 2026 listings NUTNARIN PLACE ฿4,500–5,000 and Nawyn Place ฿3,800–4,500Listings
  29. Immigration Bureau public handbook: extension-of-stay fee 1,900 bahtOfficial

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 563.52 380.38
    • Apartment (1 bedroom) 258.91 149.11
    • Apples 2.59 1.14
    • Beef 10.36 5.82
    • Beer 2.28 2.24
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    • Bread 1.37 1.07
    • Chicken Fillets 5.64 2.51
    • Coliving Space 365.52 238.58
    • Coworking Space 115.75 93.91
    • Dining Out local 85.29, nomad 411.22, expat 197.99, family 365.52, tourist 28.94 local 59.64, nomad 310.15, expat 119.29, family 238.58, tourist 14.91
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 22.85 19.09
    • Fast Food Combo 6.4 6.83
    • Gasoline 1.29 1.17
    • Groceries local 137.07, nomad 76.15, expat 228.45, family 548.29, tourist 4.57 local 110.34, nomad 89.47, expat 178.93, family 417.51, tourist 4.47
    • Gym Membership 36.55 46.22
    • Haircut 7.62 4.47
    • Health Insurance local 15.23, nomad 73.1, expat 85.29, family 228.45, tourist 2.44 local 14.91, nomad 62.72, expat 67.56, family 204.78, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 137.07, nomad 472.14, expat 258.91, family 548.29, tourist 36.55 local 137.17, nomad 380.38, expat 149.11, family 596.4, tourist 36.53
    • Internet & Mobile local 13.71, nomad 36.55, expat 27.41, family 54.83, tourist 1.52 local 29.11, nomad 37.28, family 40.35, tourist 1.11
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 18.25 17.86
    • Jeans 36.55 38.47
    • Leisure Activities local 24.37, nomad 137.07, expat 106.61, family 258.91, tourist 18.28 local 29.82, nomad 140.16, expat 89.47, family 238.58, tourist 11.93
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 1.68 1.49
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 22.85 20.88
    • Milk 1.77 1.5
    • Mobile Plan 13.71 11.24
    • Monthly Transport Pass 24.37 13.12
    • Pharmacy (basic meds) 3.66 1.79
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 2.89 2.42
    • Running Shoes 85.29 95.3
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9.11 8.92
    • Scooter Rental 7.62 104.38
    • Taxi Start 1.22 1.04
    • Taxi per km 0.37 0.19
    • Transportation local 36.55, nomad 106.61, expat 85.29, family 274.14, tourist 13.71 local 24.63, nomad 134.2, expat 74.56, family 164.02, tourist 8.95
    • Utilities local 36.55, nomad 85.29, expat 76.15, family 167.53, tourist 0 local 36.53, nomad 59.94, expat 84.99, family 120.18, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 57.87, expat 36.55, family 137.07 local 0, nomad 22.92, expat 4.72, family 91.68
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.46 0.3
    • Wine (Mid-range) 19.8 16

    Internet & Mobile (tourist) restated at USD 1.11 a day and Health Insurance (tourist) at USD 2.24 a day over a four-week cover; Wine (Mid-range) and Running Shoes now carry the Thailand national averages named on the lines (olmd.ais.th, safetywing.com, livingcost.org)

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