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Nomad score 5.9/10

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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 4 $239 $179 $261 $153 $25
Utilities 26 5 $50 $38 $41 $27 —
Internet & Mobile 7 6 $55 $29 $55 $29 $1
Groceries 12 13 14 15 5 $76 $116 $270 $86 —
Transportation 4 25 23 9 8 $157 $72 $164 $36 $8
Dining Out 4 5 $112 $81 $148 $53 $9
Leisure Activities 22 4 $97 $78 $241 $73 $4
Health Insurance 17 24 $63 $68 $241 $18 $2
Visa & Legal Fees 18 19 $23 $30 $92 — —
Total $872 $691 $1,513 $475 $49

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $152.52 $119 – $179 per month
Coworking Space 21 $93.91 per month
Airbnb (1 month) 1 2 3 $238.58 $194 – $298 per month
Coliving Space 2 1 $134.20 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 5 $1.37 per cup
Beer 5 $1.67 per pint
Meal (Inexpensive) 4 $1.34 per meal
Fast Food Combo 11 $5.64 per meal
Apples 15 $1.14 per kg
Bread 5 $1.67 per loaf
Milk 5 $1.85 per liter
Rice 12 $1.16 per kg
Chicken Fillets 13 $2.51 per kg
Beef 14 $5.82 per kg
Wine (Mid-range) 5 $17.10 per bottle
Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 4 $10.44 per meal
Water (1.5L bottle) 5 $0.48 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 8 $1.04 per trip
Taxi per km 8 $0.19 per km
Monthly Transport Pass 25 $17.89 per month
Gasoline 9 10 $1.46 per liter
Ride-hailing (5km) 8 $1.82 per trip
Scooter Rental 4 23 $111.83 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $11.25 per month
Internet (60 Mbps+) 7 $17.86 per month
Gym Membership 22 $60.60 per month
Tennis Court (Weekend) $9.15 per hour
SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $8.92 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $4.58 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 16 $38.47 per pair
Summer Dress $15.25 per dress
Running Shoes 5 $75.50 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 5 $4.36 per visit
Laundry $0.92 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 20 $29.82 per visit
Pharmacy (basic meds) $6.10 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 Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Hoi An

  1. 108siam Nan rentals (5 listings; median ฿9,980; 3-bedroom average ฿8,750)Listings
  2. 2-bedroom house Nai Wiang (Mueang Nan) ฿6,000/mo, 40 sqmListings
  3. 3-bedroom house Nai Wiang ฿10,000/mo, 120 sqmListings
  4. Wikivoyage Nan: budget dishes ฿10–70, main dishes ฿40–120, budget rooms ฿100–800, mid-range rooms ฿350–600 and ฿1,200–4,000, motorbike ฿180–300/day, museums ฿20 Thai / ฿100 foreigner, bicycle ฿30/daySecondary
  5. Livingcost Chiang Rai basket (borrowed for Nan: coffee, beer, milk, bread, wine, sneakers, haircut, water, electricity bill rows, produce rows for the grocery baskets)Index
  6. AIS Traveller SIM: ฿49 pay-as-you-go, NET SIM ฿88/7 days, ฿299 8-day, ฿1,250 30-dayOfficial
  7. True Online My Plan 500/500 Mbps from ฿598–599/mo (national fibre, excl. VAT)Official
  8. National taxi meter: ฿35 first km, ฿6.50/km (1–10 km), ฿7.00/km (10–20 km)Official
  9. Thailand gasoline ฿48.99/L current (page updated 2026-11-09; ฿50.51 a month earlier)Index
  10. Caltex board 12 Nov 2026: Gasohol 95 ฿39.34/L, Gold 95 ฿48.81/LOfficial
  11. McDonald’s Thailand: McChicken combo ฿189, Big Mac combo ฿229 (national menu)Official
  12. Makro Benjarong jasmine rice ฿195 / 5 kg (national delivery)Listings
  13. Makro chicken boneless breast ฿84/kg (10 kg+ ฿68)Listings
  14. Makro MENA FOOD frozen minced beef ฿195/kgListings
  15. Makro Chinese Fuji apples 10-pack ฿99 (2.6 kg tray)Listings
  16. Uniqlo Slim Straight Jeans ฿1,290 (national online price)Listings
  17. SafetyWing Nomad Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeks (ages 10–39)Official
  18. Destination Thailand Visa fee GBP 300, 5-year validity, 180 days per entryOfficial
  19. Thailand e-Visa DTV programme page (cross-check)Official
  20. Blez Clinic general consultation ฿1,000 (Bangkok; borrowed)Official
  21. Pun Space Chiang Mai monthly membership ฿3,149 (nearest coworking; borrowed)Secondary
  22. Fitness First single club from ฿2,031.93/mo (national chain; borrowed)Official
  23. Mango Chiang Mai: Click 125i ฿2,900/mo, Spacy 110 ฿2,700/mo (estimate input)Listings
  24. LUMA Hi5 indicative premiums THB/yr: age 25 ฿18,998, 30 ฿22,383, 35 ฿27,187, 40 ฿31,749Official
  25. Wikivoyage Chiang Rai: ฿20 airport and White Temple buses (borrowed transit fare base)Secondary
  26. Sep 2026 residential tariff: first 200 units ≤ ฿3/unit energy; 200-unit bill ฿703 all-in ≈ ฿3.52/unitSecondary

Change history

    • Method Generated Researched
    • Airbnb (1 month) 457.56 238.58
    • Apples 2.44 1.14
    • Beef 9.15 5.82
    • Beer 1.83 1.67
    • Bread 1.07 1.67
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    • Chicken Fillets 3.66 2.51
    • Coffee 1.53 1.37
    • Coliving Space 244.03 134.2
    • Coworking Space 106.76 93.91
    • Dining Out local 45.76, nomad 366.05, expat 152.52, family 244.03, tourist 18.3 local 52.6, nomad 111.83, expat 80.52, family 147.84, tourist 8.95
    • Doctor Visit (GP) 15.25 29.82
    • Fast Food Combo 4.58 5.64
    • Gasoline 1.07 1.46
    • Groceries local 106.76, nomad 61.01, expat 183.03, family 366.05, tourist 0 local 85.78, nomad 76.27, expat 116.44, family 270.15, tourist 0
    • Gym Membership 24.4 60.6
    • Haircut 3.05 4.36
    • Health Insurance local 9.15, nomad 61.01, expat 122.02, family 244.03, tourist 0 local 17.9, nomad 62.72, expat 67.58, family 240.88, tourist 2.24
    • Housing local 106.76, nomad 366.05, expat 213.53, family 305.04, tourist 45.76 local 152.52, nomad 238.58, expat 178.87, family 260.88, tourist 25.35
    • Internet & Mobile local 15.25, nomad 45.76, expat 36.61, family 45.76, tourist 4.58 local 29.11, nomad 55.14, family 55.36, tourist 1.11
    • Internet (60 Mbps+) 18.3 17.86
    • Jeans 24.4 38.47
    • Leisure Activities local 15.25, nomad 122.02, expat 91.51, family 122.02 local 72.74, nomad 97.41, expat 77.92, family 241.05, tourist 4.47
    • Meal (Inexpensive) 1.83 1.34
    • Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 18.3 10.44
    • Milk 1.68 1.85
    • Mobile Plan 9.15 11.25
    • Monthly Transport Pass 24.4 17.89
    • Rice 0.92 1.16
    • Ride-hailing (5km) 2.44 1.82
    • Running Shoes 61.01 75.5
    • SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 9.15 8.92
    • Scooter Rental 7.63 111.83
    • Taxi Start 1.22 1.04
    • Taxi per km 0.31 0.19
    • Transportation local 30.5, nomad 91.51, expat 61.01, family 152.52, tourist 9.15 local 35.78, nomad 156.71, expat 71.57, family 164.02, tourist 8.47
    • Utilities local 24.4, nomad 45.76, expat 45.76, family 76.26, tourist 0 local 27, nomad 49.98, expat 37.99, family 41, tourist 0
    • Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 45.76, expat 91.51, family 122.02 local 0, nomad 22.92, expat 30, family 91.68
    • Water (1.5L bottle) 0.46 0.48
    • Wine (Mid-range) 15.25 17.1

    Gasoline moved to the current pump price of 48.99 baht per litre (50.51 a month earlier), and Taxi Start and Taxi per km now cite only the airport-authority meter page because the ministry tariff page stayed unreachable (globalpetrolprices.com, caltex.com, suvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.th)

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