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Vivir en Bangkok.

Thailand's capital and dominant economic hub: the deepest job, services and international-school market in the country, dense mass transit (BTS/MRT) and fast cheap fibre, at Thailand's highest rents — which still sit far below Western capitals. Hot and humid year-round with a May–October monsoon and a cool-season air-quality problem.

Verificado

Población 5.422.568

Thai Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) — civil-registration population by province, December 2025 (period 6812)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
DOPA official civil-registration data file stat_c68.txt, row 'กรุงเทพมหานคร' (Bangkok, province code 10): 2,526,272 male + 2,896,296 female = 5,422,568 total registered residents as of Dec 2025. Same official register used for the country-level foreign-population figures.
Notas
This is the household-registration (ทะเบียนราษฎร) count for the Bangkok special administrative area (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, 1,569 km²). It undercounts the de-facto population: large numbers of internal migrants and foreigners live in Bangkok without registering there. The UN World Urbanization Prospects puts the wider Bangkok urban agglomeration near 18 million; the registered city figure is the official, verifiable number.
· Asia/Bangkok· Se aplican las normas de Thailand

TH · BANGKOK

01

Vista rápida

Las cifras principales de Bangkok, cada una con su fuente y su frescura. Una cifra oficial viva no es lo mismo que una estimación de encuesta ni que una normal climática de 30 años.

01

Coste de vida

9.7/10
$560/mo
2025recopilado

Thai National Statistical Office (NSO) Household Socio-Economic Survey — average monthly household expenditure, via TPSO (Ministry of Commerce)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 mar 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
NSO average monthly household expenditure ≈ 21,027 THB (March 2025). Removing about half of the 24.65% housing-&-utilities line as rent/imputed rent gives a household non-rent basket of ≈ 18,435 THB ≈ $553 at 33.32 THB/USD (37.976 THB/EUR ÷ 1.1399 USD/EUR, ECB 2026-07-02); used as a proxy for a single-person non-rent basket (a solo resident's non-rent spend roughly matches a small household's). Rounded to $560.
Notas
Whole-kingdom national average — Bangkok and expat-style living run higher (commonly ~$650–750/month excluding rent in market estimates). Non-rent basket: food, utilities, transport & communications, health, recreation, clothing (see cost-breakdown).

02

Alquiler, 1–3 dorm.

8.2/10
$450–$1950

/mes

2026recopilado

Superagent Bangkok condo rental district report 2026 + Global Property Guide (portal asking prices)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Observed 2026 portal asking-price ranges by district and room count, converted at 33.32 THB/USD. Center = Sukhumvit core (Thonglor, Phrom Phong, Asoke, Sathorn, Silom); outside = outer/mid districts (Rama 9, Udomsuk, Saphan Kwai, Bang Phlat). 1BR: center 28,000 THB ($840, midpoint of 25,000–38,000), outside 15,000 THB ($450, midpoint of 12,000–18,000). 2BR: center 48,000 THB ($1,440, midpoint of 40,000–60,000), outside 28,000 THB ($840, midpoint of 20,000–32,000). Studio derived as ≈0.65× the 1BR of the same location (center $540, outside $300), consistent with observed budget studios ~8,000–12,000 THB outer and ~18,000–25,000 THB central. 3BR extrapolated as ≈1.35× the 2BR of the same location (center $1,950, outside $1,140).
Notas
DERIVED breakdown. Directly observed from the sources: 1BR and 2BR ranges by central vs outer district. Studio and 3BR cells are extrapolated from the observed 1BR/2BR figures using standard Bangkok size ratios and are flagged as estimates — no single portal report publishes a clean studio/1br/2br/3br × center/outside matrix. All values are asking prices, not transaction prices.

03

Impuestos del autónomo

10.0/10
3,7%
2024recopilado

SettleMetric tax engine over official Thai Revenue Department rules (rd.go.th)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2024
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme th-pit-40-8-business at €60,000 = 2,278,560 THB (ECB 37.976 THB/EUR): 60% Section 40(8) standard deduction → PIT base 911,424; less 60,000 personal allowance → taxable 851,424; progressive PIT (5% to 20% bands) = 85,284.80 THB → 3.74%. Social security is voluntary for the self-employed and excluded. Assumes the income is assessable in Thailand (remitted in-year); a non-remitting resident can owe 0% under the remittance rule.

Seguridad

7.3/10
1,84/100k
2021datos abiertos

UNODC via World Bank (Intentional homicides, VC.IHR.PSRC.P5) — republished by Our World in Data

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2021
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
1.84 per 100,000 is the last firm UNODC data point (2021). UNODC/World Bank have not published a Thailand value for 2022–2024 (Thailand reports offences, not victims, and recent national figures were not submitted to the official series). Third-party aggregators quote rising unofficial figures (~1.9 in 2022, ~2.2 in 2023, ~2.6 in 2024) but these are not in the UNODC/World Bank published series and are not recorded here. To be re-verified when UNODC releases a newer Thailand figure.

Calidad del aire

2.9/10
22,7 µg/m³
2022oficial

Thai Pollution Control Department (PCD) — Bangkok annual mean PM2.5 (national monitoring network, air4thai)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2022
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
22.7 µg/m³ is the last firm PCD Bangkok annual-mean figure (2022), the tail of a declining trend (27 in 2018, 26 in 2019, 23 in 2020, 23 in 2021, 22.7 in 2022). Independent 2024 city estimates run higher (IQAir 2024 World Air Quality Report ≈ 27 µg/m³); the World Bank satellite-derived Thailand national mean was 23.5 µg/m³ for 2023. All bases put Bangkok well above the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³) and around the Thai annual standard (15 µg/m³, tightened June 2023). Pollution is strongly seasonal — the Nov–Mar cool/dry season (agricultural burning + inversions) drives monthly means above 50 µg/m³, while the May–Aug monsoon washes them down to 10–20 µg/m³. To be re-verified against a newer official PCD single-year Bangkok annual mean.

Internet

0.7/10
16 Mbps
2024datos abiertos

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Thailand (2024)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures (Ookla's Speedtest Index put Thailand fixed-broadband median ≈ 237 Mbps in 2025) — the two are not comparable and must not be mixed within this criterion. Thailand's real-world fixed broadband (fibre) is among the fastest/cheapest in the region; the low M-Lab number reflects test methodology, not typical line speed. Value is the median of 2024 daily country medians from M-Lab's public stats API.

Inglés

2.0/10
Low
2025encuesta

EF EPI 2025 — Thailand (rank 116/123, score 402, 'Very Low' band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First / Signum International AG). EF places Thailand nationally in the 'Very Low' band (score 402, rank 116/123), but English is markedly more workable for a resident in Bangkok (EF city score 467), tourist/expat hubs (Pattaya 474, Phuket 431, Chiang Mai 453) and the hospitality/service sector than the national score implies — hence 'low' rather than 'very-low' for day-to-day usability. Government offices and rural areas remain Thai-only in practice.

Sanidad privada

7.8/10
$1300/yr
2026recopilado

Pacific Cross Thailand / Cigna / AXA comprehensive expat plans — market midpoint; insurers quote on request

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
4 jul 2026
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Comprehensive (inpatient + outpatient) private medical insurance for a healthy 35-year-old resident foreigner: international/expat plans with solid inpatient cover run ≈ 25,000–65,000 THB/year; a healthy-35 midpoint ≈ 40,000–45,000 THB ≈ $1,200–1,350 at 33.32 THB/USD. Recorded midpoint ≈ $1,300. Local Thai policies are cheaper (12,000–35,000 THB) but carry more exclusions/territorial limits. Premiums are quoted on request, so this is a curated market midpoint, not a single public engine quote.
Notas
Thailand has no universal coverage for foreigners; residents typically buy private cover or pay out of pocket at Thailand's (relatively low-cost, high-quality) private hospitals. Long-stay visas (e.g. some retirement/LTR conditions) require minimum inpatient/outpatient coverage. Medical inflation ~5–8%/yr. Range ≈ $750–1,950.
Qué significan las etiquetasoficial — cifra viva de un gobierno o una autoridaddatos abiertos — conjunto de datos abierto (Eurostat, AEMA, M-Lab, UdSC…)encuesta — estimación de una encuesta o un índicerecopilado — estimación montada por SettleMetric: abre la fuente para ver el método

02

Lo que te cuesta al mes

Una estimación para planificar: alquiler de oferta real más una cesta de coste de vida ajustada a tu hogar. No es un presupuesto en firme.

Hogar
Estilo de vida
Zona
Total estimado
$1003/mes

≈ $12.036 / año

En qué se va
  • Alquiler (1 dorm.)$450
  • Food & non-alcoholic beverages$247
  • Transport & communications$142
  • Utilities (electricity, water, gas)$78
  • Health & personal care$40
  • Recreation & education$25
  • Clothing & footwear$13
  • Alcohol & tobacco$8
  • Gastos corrientes$553

El alquiler sale de la matriz de alquileres de oferta de abajo. Los gastos corrientes escalan una cesta de una persona ($553/mes) según el tamaño del hogar y el estilo de vida; los factores de equivalencia son un supuesto nuestro. No se incluyen colegios ni gastos únicos de instalación.

03

Coste de vida

Lo que gasta al mes una persona sola —comida, suministros, transporte, comer fuera y lo demás—, sin contar el alquiler.

Gasto mensual típico (media nacional)

Thai National Statistical Office (NSO) Household Socio-Economic Survey (category shares), via TPSO

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 mar 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
NSO household expenditure by category (March 2025, 21,027 THB/household): food & non-alcoholic 39.13%, transport & communications 22.50%, housing & utilities 24.65% (utilities-only shown, rent excluded ≈ half), health 6.35%, recreation & education 4.03%, clothing 2.10%, alcohol & tobacco 1.24%. Converted at 33.32 THB/USD. Line items sum to ≈ $553, matching the ~$560 cost-of-living aggregate. National average — city living runs higher.
total553 USD/mes
01Food & non-alcoholic beverages247 USD
02Transport & communications142 USD
03Utilities (electricity, water, gas)78 USD
04Health & personal care40 USD
05Recreation & education25 USD
06Clothing & footwear13 USD
07Alcohol & tobacco8 USD

Cesta de gasto de un hogar de una persona en Thailand, sin contar el alquiler. Lo que no es alquiler varía poco entre ciudades; la parte propia de cada ciudad es el alquiler, que aparece más abajo en Vivienda.

01Cost of living (single, excl. rent)a nivel de país560USD/month, single person, excluding rent9.7

Qué mide esto

Monthly cost of a defined single-person basket (food, transport, utilities, mobile+internet, modest leisure) excluding rent, curated from national statistics office price data and large local retailers' published prices, converted to USD at the ECB rate recorded in fx-rates. The method field of each value itemizes the basket inputs.

Cuanto más bajo, mejorUSD/month, single person, excluding rentse vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Thai National Statistical Office (NSO) Household Socio-Economic Survey — average monthly household expenditure, via TPSO (Ministry of Commerce)

Datos a fecha de
31 mar 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
NSO average monthly household expenditure ≈ 21,027 THB (March 2025). Removing about half of the 24.65% housing-&-utilities line as rent/imputed rent gives a household non-rent basket of ≈ 18,435 THB ≈ $553 at 33.32 THB/USD (37.976 THB/EUR ÷ 1.1399 USD/EUR, ECB 2026-07-02); used as a proxy for a single-person non-rent basket (a solo resident's non-rent spend roughly matches a small household's). Rounded to $560.
Notas
Whole-kingdom national average — Bangkok and expat-style living run higher (commonly ~$650–750/month excluding rent in market estimates). Non-rent basket: food, utilities, transport & communications, health, recreation, clothing (see cost-breakdown).

04

Vivienda

Lo que cuesta alquilar, por tipo de vivienda y zona.

Alquiler de oferta por tipo de vivienda y zona

Superagent Bangkok condo rental district report 2026 + Global Property Guide (portal asking prices)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Observed 2026 portal asking-price ranges by district and room count, converted at 33.32 THB/USD. Center = Sukhumvit core (Thonglor, Phrom Phong, Asoke, Sathorn, Silom); outside = outer/mid districts (Rama 9, Udomsuk, Saphan Kwai, Bang Phlat). 1BR: center 28,000 THB ($840, midpoint of 25,000–38,000), outside 15,000 THB ($450, midpoint of 12,000–18,000). 2BR: center 48,000 THB ($1,440, midpoint of 40,000–60,000), outside 28,000 THB ($840, midpoint of 20,000–32,000). Studio derived as ≈0.65× the 1BR of the same location (center $540, outside $300), consistent with observed budget studios ~8,000–12,000 THB outer and ~18,000–25,000 THB central. 3BR extrapolated as ≈1.35× the 2BR of the same location (center $1,950, outside $1,140).
Notas
DERIVED breakdown. Directly observed from the sources: 1BR and 2BR ranges by central vs outer district. Studio and 3BR cells are extrapolated from the observed 1BR/2BR figures using standard Bangkok size ratios and are flagged as estimates — no single portal report publishes a clean studio/1br/2br/3br × center/outside matrix. All values are asking prices, not transaction prices.
DERIVED breakdown. Directly observed from the sources: 1BR and 2BR ranges by central vs outer district. Studio and 3BR cells are extrapolated from the observed 1BR/2BR figures using standard Bangkok size ratios and are flagged as estimates — no single portal report publishes a clean studio/1br/2br/3br × center/outside matrix. All values are asking prices, not transaction prices.
ViviendaCentroFuera del centro
Estudio540 USD/mes300 USD/mes
1 dormitorio840 USD/mes450 USD/mes
2 dormitorios1440 USD/mes840 USD/mes
3 dormitorios1950 USD/mes1140 USD/mes

05

Clima

Temperatura y lluvia a lo largo del año, más la calidad del aire.

Normales mensuales — Bangkok

NOAA/WMO Climatological Standard Normals 1991–2020 — Bangkok Metropolis (WMO 48455)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2020
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
WMO 1991–2020 station normals for Bangkok Metropolis (WMO 48455), NCEI accession 0253808 (public domain). tMin = mean monthly minimum, tMax = mean monthly maximum, precipMm = mean monthly precipitation.
Máxima diurna °CMínima nocturna °CLluvia mm
0°18°36°0168336mmenefebmarabrmayjunjulagoseptoctnovdicenero: máxima 32.7 °C, mínima 23.4 °C, lluvia 23.6 mmfebrero: máxima 33.7 °C, mínima 24.8 °C, lluvia 21.4 mmmarzo: máxima 34.7 °C, mínima 26.4 °C, lluvia 51 mmabril: máxima 35.7 °C, mínima 27.2 °C, lluvia 93.3 mmmayo: máxima 35.1 °C, mínima 26.9 °C, lluvia 216.8 mmjunio: máxima 34.1 °C, mínima 26.4 °C, lluvia 198.5 mmjulio: máxima 33.5 °C, mínima 26.1 °C, lluvia 189.7 mmagosto: máxima 33.3 °C, mínima 25.9 °C, lluvia 227.1 mmseptiembre: máxima 33.2 °C, mínima 25.4 °C, lluvia 335.9 mmoctubre: máxima 33 °C, mínima 25.2 °C, lluvia 288.7 mmnoviembre: máxima 33.1 °C, mínima 24.7 °C, lluvia 44.6 mmdiciembre: máxima 32.3 °C, mínima 23.2 °C, lluvia 11.6 mm

Temperatura media de día y de noche (líneas, eje izquierdo) y lluvia total (barras, eje derecho) por mes, con normales de 1991–2020. Pasa el cursor por un mes para ver las cifras exactas.

Mes a mes
enefebmarabrmayjunjulagoseptoctnovdic
Máxima diurna °C32.7°33.7°34.7°35.7°35.1°34.1°33.5°33.3°33.2°33.0°33.1°32.3°
Mínima nocturna °C23.4°24.8°26.4°27.2°26.9°26.4°26.1°25.9°25.4°25.2°24.7°23.2°
Lluvia mm242151932171991902273362894512
01Climate comfort0pleasant months/year0.0

Qué mide esto

Number of months whose 1991–2020 climate normals satisfy: mean daily maximum between 15°C and 28°C and monthly precipitation under 150mm. Computed from the city's climate-normals indicator; the raw normals are stored alongside so users can judge by their own taste.

Cuanto más alto, mejorpleasant months/yearse vuelve a verificar cada 3650 días

Recopilado por SettleMetric

SettleMetric computation over climate-normals

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2020
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Criterion rule: months whose 1991–2020 normal has mean daily maximum between 15°C and 28°C AND precipitation < 150mm. Bangkok's coolest month (December) still has a mean daily max of 32.3°C, so NO month falls in the 15–28°C band → 0 pleasant months. The metric is calibrated for temperate climates; a tropical city reads 0 not because it is unpleasant to everyone but because it is consistently hot (32–36°C highs year-round). Users should read the raw normals for their own taste.
02Air quality (PM2.5)22,7µg/m³, annual mean PM2.52.9

Qué mide esto

Annual mean fine-particulate (PM2.5) concentration for the city, latest available year. Anchors follow the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³ → 10) through the EU limit value territory (25 µg/m³ → 2). Preferred source: European Environment Agency city-level air quality data; outside Europe: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database or the national monitoring network.

Cuanto más bajo, mejorµg/m³, annual mean PM2.5se vuelve a verificar cada 730 días

Fuente oficial

Thai Pollution Control Department (PCD) — Bangkok annual mean PM2.5 (national monitoring network, air4thai)

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2022
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
22.7 µg/m³ is the last firm PCD Bangkok annual-mean figure (2022), the tail of a declining trend (27 in 2018, 26 in 2019, 23 in 2020, 23 in 2021, 22.7 in 2022). Independent 2024 city estimates run higher (IQAir 2024 World Air Quality Report ≈ 27 µg/m³); the World Bank satellite-derived Thailand national mean was 23.5 µg/m³ for 2023. All bases put Bangkok well above the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³) and around the Thai annual standard (15 µg/m³, tightened June 2023). Pollution is strongly seasonal — the Nov–Mar cool/dry season (agricultural burning + inversions) drives monthly means above 50 µg/m³, while the May–Aug monsoon washes them down to 10–20 µg/m³. To be re-verified against a newer official PCD single-year Bangkok annual mean.

06

Seguridad

Cómo de segura es la vida diaria, según estadísticas oficiales de criminalidad.

01Homicide ratea nivel de país1,8intentional homicides per 100,000/year7.3

Qué mide esto

Intentional homicide victims per 100,000 population, latest available year. Country level: UNODC national series. City level: official municipal/police statistics where published; otherwise null (country value shown as country-level).

Cuanto más bajo, mejorintentional homicides per 100,000/yearse vuelve a verificar cada 730 días

Datos abiertos

UNODC via World Bank (Intentional homicides, VC.IHR.PSRC.P5) — republished by Our World in Data

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2021
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
1.84 per 100,000 is the last firm UNODC data point (2021). UNODC/World Bank have not published a Thailand value for 2022–2024 (Thailand reports offences, not victims, and recent national figures were not submitted to the official series). Third-party aggregators quote rising unofficial figures (~1.9 in 2022, ~2.2 in 2023, ~2.6 in 2024) but these are not in the UNODC/World Bank published series and are not recorded here. To be re-verified when UNODC releases a newer Thailand figure.

07

Infraestructura

Velocidad de internet y cómo llegan los paquetes a tu puerta.

01Domestic delivery qualitya nivel de paísGood7.0

Qué mide esto

Quality of in-country parcel delivery. excellent = nationwide next-day widely available, dense parcel-locker network, real-time tracking standard; good = 1–3 day delivery, lockers in major cities; basic = reliable but slow (3–7 days), mostly to-door or post-office pickup; poor = unreliable delivery, street addresses often unusable, informal workarounds common. Classified from official service/coverage data of the national postal operator and the two largest private carriers; inputs itemized in each value's method field.

Valorado por categoría—se vuelve a verificar cada 730 días

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Thailand Post and major carriers (Flash Express, Kerry Express / J&T, Thailand Post) — official service/coverage pages

Datos a fecha de
4 jul 2026
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Dense, competitive parcel market: Thailand Post (nationwide, ~5,000 outlets), plus private carriers Flash Express, Kerry Express, J&T Express, and platform logistics (Lazada, Shopee). 1–3 day delivery is the norm in and between cities; next-day common within Bangkok and major metros. Cash-on-delivery is widespread. Rated 'good' rather than 'excellent': coverage and tracking are strong in cities but rural/remote delivery is slower and parcel-locker networks are far less pervasive than in top-tier markets.
02International delivery easea nivel de paísSignificant friction4.0

Qué mide esto

Ease of receiving goods from abroad. seamless = major international carriers deliver door-to-door, meaningful duty-free de-minimis threshold, customs clearance predictable in days; minor-friction = carriers present but low de-minimis, extra paperwork or routine delays; significant-friction = frequent customs holds, high brokerage fees, some marketplaces refuse to ship; unreliable = parcels regularly lost or blocked, informal import channels dominate. De-minimis thresholds and clearance rules from the national customs authority (official source, cite the regulation); carrier presence from carriers' official pages.

Valorado por categoría—se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Fuente oficial

Thai Customs Department — abolition of the low-value import duty exemption (de minimis) effective 1 Jan 2026

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
Major international carriers (DHL, FedEx, UPS) deliver door-to-door and clearance is generally predictable in days. But friction has risen sharply: 7% import VAT applies to all parcels since July 2024, and from 1 January 2026 the 1,500 THB de-minimis duty-free threshold was abolished entirely — every imported good is now potentially subject to customs duty plus VAT, with brokerage handling fees. Combined with routine documentation requirements, this puts Thailand at 'significant-friction' for receiving goods from abroad.
03Internet speeda nivel de país15,9Mbps, median fixed download0.7

Qué mide esto

Median fixed-broadband download speed over the trailing 6 months from M-Lab NDT open data (CC0), aggregated at country or city level. Not comparable with Ookla figures (different test methodology) — do not mix sources within this criterion.

Cuanto más alto, mejorMbps, median fixed downloadse vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Datos abiertos

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Thailand (2024)

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures (Ookla's Speedtest Index put Thailand fixed-broadband median ≈ 237 Mbps in 2025) — the two are not comparable and must not be mixed within this criterion. Thailand's real-world fixed broadband (fibre) is among the fastest/cheapest in the region; the low M-Lab number reflects test methodology, not typical line speed. Value is the median of 2024 daily country medians from M-Lab's public stats API.

08

Sanidad

Lo que cuesta un seguro médico privado completo.

01Private healthcare costa nivel de país1300USD/year, comprehensive private insurance premium, healthy 35-year-old7.8

Qué mide esto

Median of at least three publicly quoted annual premiums for comprehensive private medical insurance (outpatient + inpatient, ~$100k coverage, small deductible) for a healthy 35-year-old resident foreigner, from local and international insurers. Method field lists the insurers quoted.

Cuanto más bajo, mejorUSD/year, comprehensive private insurance premium, healthy 35-year-oldse vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Pacific Cross Thailand / Cigna / AXA comprehensive expat plans — market midpoint; insurers quote on request

Datos a fecha de
4 jul 2026
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Comprehensive (inpatient + outpatient) private medical insurance for a healthy 35-year-old resident foreigner: international/expat plans with solid inpatient cover run ≈ 25,000–65,000 THB/year; a healthy-35 midpoint ≈ 40,000–45,000 THB ≈ $1,200–1,350 at 33.32 THB/USD. Recorded midpoint ≈ $1,300. Local Thai policies are cheaper (12,000–35,000 THB) but carry more exclusions/territorial limits. Premiums are quoted on request, so this is a curated market midpoint, not a single public engine quote.
Notas
Thailand has no universal coverage for foreigners; residents typically buy private cover or pay out of pocket at Thailand's (relatively low-cost, high-quality) private hospitals. Long-stay visas (e.g. some retirement/LTR conditions) require minimum inpatient/outpatient coverage. Medical inflation ~5–8%/yr. Range ≈ $750–1,950.

09

Dinero y cripto

Normas sobre cripto y con qué libertad se mueve el dinero personal.

01Crypto regulationa nivel de paísLegal friendly10.0

Qué mide esto

Own classification of the legal status of holding, trading and cashing out cryptocurrency for individuals: legal-friendly (legal with clear, favourable rules or explicit tax exemptions), legal-regulated (legal under standard licensing/AML and taxation), restricted (partial bans: payments or banking access prohibited), banned (holding/trading prohibited). Classified from national regulators' and central banks' official positions.

Valorado por categoría—se vuelve a verificar cada 180 días

Fuente oficial

Thai SEC — Digital Asset Business regulation; and Ministerial Regulation No. 399 (personal income tax exemption on digital-asset gains, Royal Gazette 5 Sept 2025)

Datos a fecha de
5 sept 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
Crypto ('digital assets') is legal and regulated: exchanges, brokers and dealers must be licensed by the Thai SEC under the 2018 Digital Asset Business Decree (AML/KYC). Classified 'legal-friendly' because of an explicit tax break — under Ministerial Regulation No. 399 (Royal Gazette 5 Sept 2025), capital gains from selling crypto/digital tokens through a Thai-licensed exchange/broker/dealer are exempt from personal income tax for income received 1 Jan 2025–31 Dec 2029. Trading via unlicensed foreign platforms is discouraged/blockable and not covered by the exemption.
02Financial control levela nivel de paísModerate7.0

Qué mide esto

Own composite of state control over personal money flows: currency/capital controls (IMF AREAER), restrictions on foreign accounts and transfers, mandatory income declaration scope for residents, cash payment limits, banking access for foreigners. Low = free movement of personal funds and easy non-resident banking; very-high = strict capital controls and pervasive reporting. Method field on each value lists the inputs used.

Valorado por categoría—se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Fuente oficial

Bank of Thailand — Exchange Control Regulation (foreign-exchange rules for residents and non-residents)

Datos a fecha de
30 dic 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Composite: Thailand operates active exchange controls administered by the Bank of Thailand. The baht is not fully liberalized; residents may hold foreign-currency deposit (FCD) accounts and remit funds, but banks must verify supporting documents for inbound FX transactions of USD 200,000+ (BOT Circular, effective 29–30 Dec 2025) and report large non-resident transfers. Residents are taxed on worldwide income only when remitted to Thailand (Revenue Department remittance rule). Non-residents can open THB/FCD accounts with authorized banks. Foreigners can bank locally but face documentation friction; there is no FBAR-style personal foreign-asset disclosure. Neither low (like the EU) nor very-high (no hard capital lock-in) → moderate.

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Idioma

Hasta dónde llega el inglés en la vida diaria y en los trámites.

01English proficiencya nivel de paísLow2.0

Qué mide esto

Own banding of how far English gets a resident in daily life (government offices, healthcare, housing, services). Informed by EF EPI band (research source, cited with attribution, not republished) plus official language status and service-sector realities. Values are our bands, not EF scores.

Valorado por categoría—se vuelve a verificar cada 730 días

Estudio

EF EPI 2025 — Thailand (rank 116/123, score 402, 'Very Low' band)

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First / Signum International AG). EF places Thailand nationally in the 'Very Low' band (score 402, rank 116/123), but English is markedly more workable for a resident in Bangkok (EF city score 467), tourist/expat hubs (Pattaya 474, Phuket 431, Chiang Mai 453) and the hospitality/service sector than the national score implies — hence 'low' rather than 'very-low' for day-to-day usability. Government offices and rural areas remain Thai-only in practice.

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Educación

Opciones de colegios internacionales para familias.

01International schools40accredited international schools, count10.0

Qué mide esto

Count of international schools in the metro area accredited by or member of IB, CIS, COBIS, or an equivalent national-curriculum-abroad body (verified against the accreditor's public registry, not aggregator sites).

Cuanto más alto, mejoraccredited international schools, countse vuelve a verificar cada 730 días

Recopilado por SettleMetric

International Schools Association of Thailand (ISAT) member directory + IB / CIS / Cambridge / COBIS accreditor registries

Datos a fecha de
4 jul 2026
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Conservative verified FLOOR of Bangkok-metro schools accredited by IB, Cambridge International, CIS, COBIS, or a US regional accreditor (WASC/NEASC). ISAT (the official Thai international-schools association) reports ~200 member schools nationwide, the large majority in Greater Bangkok, recognised by CIS/WASC/NEASC/EDT. Individually confirmed CIS/IB/Cambridge-accredited Bangkok schools include NIST (IB, CIS, NEASC), Bangkok Patana (IB, CIS, WASC), International School Bangkok (CIS/WASC), Shrewsbury (CIS, WASC, BSO), KIS (IB, CIS), Ascot (IB, CIS/Cambridge), Wellington College (COBIS), Harrow, Brighton College, Regent's, Bangkok Prep, Garden International, SISB (Cambridge) and others. 40 is set as a defensible lower bound; the true accredited-school count for the metro is materially higher.
Notas
UNDERCOUNT / floor value, not an exact tally. The IB, Cambridge, CIS and COBIS public school-finders are JavaScript-rendered and could not be exhaustively parsed at verification time, so an exact accreditor-by-accreditor count is not recorded. Aggregators list 100+ international schools in Bangkok; ISAT lists ~200 members nationwide (majority in Bangkok). 40 comfortably exceeds the top scoring anchor (25), so the floor does not distort the score. To be replaced with an exact accreditor-verified count when the directories can be enumerated.

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Demografía

Quién más vive aquí: el porcentaje de residentes extranjeros y las mayores comunidades nacionales, según estadísticas oficiales.

Openness to foreignersa nivel de paísPoca aceptaciónGallup MAI 2,48/9 · 2019

Qué mide esto

How accepting the resident population is of migrants and foreigners — the inverse of xenophobia, a real concern for someone relocating. Our own five-band reading (very-open / open / moderate / reserved / low) informed primarily by the Gallup Migrant Acceptance Index (0–9 scale: three questions on migrants living in the country, becoming neighbours, and marrying into the family; 2019 wave), cross-checked where available with the World Values Survey wave 7 / European Values Study 2017 question on whether people would not want immigrants or foreign workers as neighbours (a higher share = more hostile). Banding guide against the Gallup 0–9 score: ≥7.0 very-open, 5.5–7.0 open, 4.0–5.5 moderate, 2.5–4.0 reserved, below 2.5 low (the 2019 global average of 5.21 sits in 'moderate'). Country level only: no credible city-level survey of attitudes to foreigners exists, so on city pages the country reading is shown as country context. Gallup is a research source cited with attribution, not republished in bulk; the raw index score/year and any cross-check figure are carried inside each value. Value shape: { band, gallupMai?, gallupYear?, unwantedNeighborPct?, unwantedNeighborSource? }. Display-only: attitudinal, survey-based and ~2019 vintage, so it is shown as honest context and never folded into the composite score.

Datos de referencia—se vuelve a verificar cada 1825 días

Estudio

Gallup Migrant Acceptance Index, 2019 update (research, attribution)

Datos a fecha de
23 sept 2020
Verificado
15 jul 2026
Notas
Gallup MAI 2.48/9 (2019 wave, from 2.69 in 2016) — among the least-accepting countries; Thailand hosts large migrant-worker populations from neighbouring states with limited legal integration. Band: low.
Quién vive allía nivel de paísresidentes extranjeros 1,5%

Thai Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) — civil registration population, 8 Jan 2025

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
8 ene 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
DOPA civil-registration count: 997,549 non-Thai residents out of 65,951,210 total (8 Jan 2025) = 1.5%. This basis captures only people in the household-registration system and grossly undercounts the foreign presence: the UN/IOM Thailand Migration Report 2024 estimates ~5.3 million non-Thai nationals actually living/working in Thailand (including ~2.3M+ registered migrant workers from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos and ~1.8M irregular migrants) — roughly 7–8% of residents. Two very different bases; the migrant-worker/estimate basis is stated in notes rather than recorded as the headline because it is an estimate, not a register count. To be refined per the demographics lesson (count people actually living there, label the basis).
Mayores comunidades de la población total5.300.000 total

UN Network on Migration / IOM — Thailand Migration Report 2024

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
Of the estimated ~5.3M non-Thai nationals living/working in Thailand, the overwhelming majority are labor migrants from three neighbours — Myanmar (largest by far), Cambodia and Laos — followed by a growing Chinese community; Western expats, Indians and Japanese are much smaller. Per-citizenship counts are omitted (value null-in-spirit): Thailand does not publish a single clean foreign-resident-by-citizenship register — figures come from separate work-permit, migrant-registration and irregular-migration estimates on inconsistent bases, so exact counts/shares would be fabricated if stated. Basis = total-population estimate (labor migration), not a residence-permit register. To be refined when a consistent official by-nationality series is located.
01Myanmar
02Cambodia
03Laos
04China

Of the estimated ~5.3M non-Thai nationals living/working in Thailand, the overwhelming majority are labor migrants from three neighbours — Myanmar (largest by far), Cambodia and Laos — followed by a growing Chinese community; Western expats, Indians and Japanese are much smaller. Per-citizenship counts are omitted (value null-in-spirit): Thailand does not publish a single clean foreign-resident-by-citizenship register — figures come from separate work-permit, migrant-registration and irregular-migration estimates on inconsistent bases, so exact counts/shares would be fabricated if stated. Basis = total-population estimate (labor migration), not a residence-permit register. To be refined when a consistent official by-nationality series is located.

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Cómo puedes quedarte

Cómo puedes entrar y quedarte legalmente. Se aplican en todo Thailand.

Todos los requisitos y filtro por nacionalidad

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Lo que pagarías en impuestos

Los regímenes fiscales entre los que puede elegir un autónomo. Las normas son nacionales: las mismas en todo Thailand.

Regímenes completos y calculadora

Mira cuánto te quedaría

Tus ingresos frente a los regímenes fiscales reales de Thailand, con el mismo motor que la calculadora completa.

  1. 1 LTR visa — Work-from-Thailand Professional (foreign income exempt)
    60.000 EURneto/año
    0.0 % de carga
  2. 2 Personal income tax — business income (Section 40(8), 60% standard deduction)
    57.754 EURneto/año
    3.7 % de carga
  3. 3 Personal income tax — service fees (Section 40(2), 50% deduction capped 100,000 THB)
    49.452 EURneto/año
    17.6 % de carga

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¿Para quién es Bangkok?

El mismo lugar se lee distinto según por qué te mudes. Cada perspectiva reúne los datos que más importan para ese plan, con sus fuentes y las contrapartidas dichas sin rodeos.

Contrato o trabajo por cuenta propia en tecnología, facturando a clientes de fuera.

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Freelancer tax burden3,7%

SettleMetric tax engine over official Thai Revenue Department rules (rd.go.th)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2024
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme th-pit-40-8-business at €60,000 = 2,278,560 THB (ECB 37.976 THB/EUR): 60% Section 40(8) standard deduction → PIT base 911,424; less 60,000 personal allowance → taxable 851,424; progressive PIT (5% to 20% bands) = 85,284.80 THB → 3.74%. Social security is voluntary for the self-employed and excluded. Assumes the income is assessable in Thailand (remitted in-year); a non-remitting resident can owe 0% under the remittance rule.
Cost of living (single, excl. rent)$560/mo

Thai National Statistical Office (NSO) Household Socio-Economic Survey — average monthly household expenditure, via TPSO (Ministry of Commerce)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 mar 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
NSO average monthly household expenditure ≈ 21,027 THB (March 2025). Removing about half of the 24.65% housing-&-utilities line as rent/imputed rent gives a household non-rent basket of ≈ 18,435 THB ≈ $553 at 33.32 THB/USD (37.976 THB/EUR ÷ 1.1399 USD/EUR, ECB 2026-07-02); used as a proxy for a single-person non-rent basket (a solo resident's non-rent spend roughly matches a small household's). Rounded to $560.
Notas
Whole-kingdom national average — Bangkok and expat-style living run higher (commonly ~$650–750/month excluding rent in market estimates). Non-rent basket: food, utilities, transport & communications, health, recreation, clothing (see cost-breakdown).
Domestic delivery qualityGood

Thailand Post and major carriers (Flash Express, Kerry Express / J&T, Thailand Post) — official service/coverage pages

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
4 jul 2026
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Dense, competitive parcel market: Thailand Post (nationwide, ~5,000 outlets), plus private carriers Flash Express, Kerry Express, J&T Express, and platform logistics (Lazada, Shopee). 1–3 day delivery is the norm in and between cities; next-day common within Bangkok and major metros. Cash-on-delivery is widespread. Rated 'good' rather than 'excellent': coverage and tracking are strong in cities but rural/remote delivery is slower and parcel-locker networks are far less pervasive than in top-tier markets.

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Internet speed16 Mbps

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Thailand (2024)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures (Ookla's Speedtest Index put Thailand fixed-broadband median ≈ 237 Mbps in 2025) — the two are not comparable and must not be mixed within this criterion. Thailand's real-world fixed broadband (fibre) is among the fastest/cheapest in the region; the low M-Lab number reflects test methodology, not typical line speed. Value is the median of 2024 daily country medians from M-Lab's public stats API.
English proficiencyLow

EF EPI 2025 — Thailand (rank 116/123, score 402, 'Very Low' band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First / Signum International AG). EF places Thailand nationally in the 'Very Low' band (score 402, rank 116/123), but English is markedly more workable for a resident in Bangkok (EF city score 467), tourist/expat hubs (Pattaya 474, Phuket 431, Chiang Mai 453) and the hospitality/service sector than the national score implies — hence 'low' rather than 'very-low' for day-to-day usability. Government offices and rural areas remain Thai-only in practice.

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International schools40

International Schools Association of Thailand (ISAT) member directory + IB / CIS / Cambridge / COBIS accreditor registries

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
4 jul 2026
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Conservative verified FLOOR of Bangkok-metro schools accredited by IB, Cambridge International, CIS, COBIS, or a US regional accreditor (WASC/NEASC). ISAT (the official Thai international-schools association) reports ~200 member schools nationwide, the large majority in Greater Bangkok, recognised by CIS/WASC/NEASC/EDT. Individually confirmed CIS/IB/Cambridge-accredited Bangkok schools include NIST (IB, CIS, NEASC), Bangkok Patana (IB, CIS, WASC), International School Bangkok (CIS/WASC), Shrewsbury (CIS, WASC, BSO), KIS (IB, CIS), Ascot (IB, CIS/Cambridge), Wellington College (COBIS), Harrow, Brighton College, Regent's, Bangkok Prep, Garden International, SISB (Cambridge) and others. 40 is set as a defensible lower bound; the true accredited-school count for the metro is materially higher.
Notas
UNDERCOUNT / floor value, not an exact tally. The IB, Cambridge, CIS and COBIS public school-finders are JavaScript-rendered and could not be exhaustively parsed at verification time, so an exact accreditor-by-accreditor count is not recorded. Aggregators list 100+ international schools in Bangkok; ISAT lists ~200 members nationwide (majority in Bangkok). 40 comfortably exceeds the top scoring anchor (25), so the floor does not distort the score. To be replaced with an exact accreditor-verified count when the directories can be enumerated.
Homicide rate1,84/100k

UNODC via World Bank (Intentional homicides, VC.IHR.PSRC.P5) — republished by Our World in Data

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2021
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
1.84 per 100,000 is the last firm UNODC data point (2021). UNODC/World Bank have not published a Thailand value for 2022–2024 (Thailand reports offences, not victims, and recent national figures were not submitted to the official series). Third-party aggregators quote rising unofficial figures (~1.9 in 2022, ~2.2 in 2023, ~2.6 in 2024) but these are not in the UNODC/World Bank published series and are not recorded here. To be re-verified when UNODC releases a newer Thailand figure.
Private healthcare cost$1300/yr

Pacific Cross Thailand / Cigna / AXA comprehensive expat plans — market midpoint; insurers quote on request

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
4 jul 2026
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Comprehensive (inpatient + outpatient) private medical insurance for a healthy 35-year-old resident foreigner: international/expat plans with solid inpatient cover run ≈ 25,000–65,000 THB/year; a healthy-35 midpoint ≈ 40,000–45,000 THB ≈ $1,200–1,350 at 33.32 THB/USD. Recorded midpoint ≈ $1,300. Local Thai policies are cheaper (12,000–35,000 THB) but carry more exclusions/territorial limits. Premiums are quoted on request, so this is a curated market midpoint, not a single public engine quote.
Notas
Thailand has no universal coverage for foreigners; residents typically buy private cover or pay out of pocket at Thailand's (relatively low-cost, high-quality) private hospitals. Long-stay visas (e.g. some retirement/LTR conditions) require minimum inpatient/outpatient coverage. Medical inflation ~5–8%/yr. Range ≈ $750–1,950.

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Air quality (PM2.5)22,7 µg/m³

Thai Pollution Control Department (PCD) — Bangkok annual mean PM2.5 (national monitoring network, air4thai)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2022
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
22.7 µg/m³ is the last firm PCD Bangkok annual-mean figure (2022), the tail of a declining trend (27 in 2018, 26 in 2019, 23 in 2020, 23 in 2021, 22.7 in 2022). Independent 2024 city estimates run higher (IQAir 2024 World Air Quality Report ≈ 27 µg/m³); the World Bank satellite-derived Thailand national mean was 23.5 µg/m³ for 2023. All bases put Bangkok well above the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³) and around the Thai annual standard (15 µg/m³, tightened June 2023). Pollution is strongly seasonal — the Nov–Mar cool/dry season (agricultural burning + inversions) drives monthly means above 50 µg/m³, while the May–Aug monsoon washes them down to 10–20 µg/m³. To be re-verified against a newer official PCD single-year Bangkok annual mean.

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Crypto regulationLegal friendly

Thai SEC — Digital Asset Business regulation; and Ministerial Regulation No. 399 (personal income tax exemption on digital-asset gains, Royal Gazette 5 Sept 2025)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
5 sept 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
Crypto ('digital assets') is legal and regulated: exchanges, brokers and dealers must be licensed by the Thai SEC under the 2018 Digital Asset Business Decree (AML/KYC). Classified 'legal-friendly' because of an explicit tax break — under Ministerial Regulation No. 399 (Royal Gazette 5 Sept 2025), capital gains from selling crypto/digital tokens through a Thai-licensed exchange/broker/dealer are exempt from personal income tax for income received 1 Jan 2025–31 Dec 2029. Trading via unlicensed foreign platforms is discouraged/blockable and not covered by the exemption.
Financial control levelModerate

Bank of Thailand — Exchange Control Regulation (foreign-exchange rules for residents and non-residents)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
30 dic 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Composite: Thailand operates active exchange controls administered by the Bank of Thailand. The baht is not fully liberalized; residents may hold foreign-currency deposit (FCD) accounts and remit funds, but banks must verify supporting documents for inbound FX transactions of USD 200,000+ (BOT Circular, effective 29–30 Dec 2025) and report large non-resident transfers. Residents are taxed on worldwide income only when remitted to Thailand (Revenue Department remittance rule). Non-residents can open THB/FCD accounts with authorized banks. Foreigners can bank locally but face documentation friction; there is no FBAR-style personal foreign-asset disclosure. Neither low (like the EU) nor very-high (no hard capital lock-in) → moderate.
Freelancer tax burden3,7%

SettleMetric tax engine over official Thai Revenue Department rules (rd.go.th)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2024
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme th-pit-40-8-business at €60,000 = 2,278,560 THB (ECB 37.976 THB/EUR): 60% Section 40(8) standard deduction → PIT base 911,424; less 60,000 personal allowance → taxable 851,424; progressive PIT (5% to 20% bands) = 85,284.80 THB → 3.74%. Social security is voluntary for the self-employed and excluded. Assumes the income is assessable in Thailand (remitted in-year); a non-remitting resident can owe 0% under the remittance rule.

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Homicide rate1,84/100k

UNODC via World Bank (Intentional homicides, VC.IHR.PSRC.P5) — republished by Our World in Data

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2021
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
1.84 per 100,000 is the last firm UNODC data point (2021). UNODC/World Bank have not published a Thailand value for 2022–2024 (Thailand reports offences, not victims, and recent national figures were not submitted to the official series). Third-party aggregators quote rising unofficial figures (~1.9 in 2022, ~2.2 in 2023, ~2.6 in 2024) but these are not in the UNODC/World Bank published series and are not recorded here. To be re-verified when UNODC releases a newer Thailand figure.
Cost of living (single, excl. rent)$560/mo

Thai National Statistical Office (NSO) Household Socio-Economic Survey — average monthly household expenditure, via TPSO (Ministry of Commerce)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 mar 2025
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
NSO average monthly household expenditure ≈ 21,027 THB (March 2025). Removing about half of the 24.65% housing-&-utilities line as rent/imputed rent gives a household non-rent basket of ≈ 18,435 THB ≈ $553 at 33.32 THB/USD (37.976 THB/EUR ÷ 1.1399 USD/EUR, ECB 2026-07-02); used as a proxy for a single-person non-rent basket (a solo resident's non-rent spend roughly matches a small household's). Rounded to $560.
Notas
Whole-kingdom national average — Bangkok and expat-style living run higher (commonly ~$650–750/month excluding rent in market estimates). Non-rent basket: food, utilities, transport & communications, health, recreation, clothing (see cost-breakdown).

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Air quality (PM2.5)22,7 µg/m³

Thai Pollution Control Department (PCD) — Bangkok annual mean PM2.5 (national monitoring network, air4thai)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2022
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Notas
22.7 µg/m³ is the last firm PCD Bangkok annual-mean figure (2022), the tail of a declining trend (27 in 2018, 26 in 2019, 23 in 2020, 23 in 2021, 22.7 in 2022). Independent 2024 city estimates run higher (IQAir 2024 World Air Quality Report ≈ 27 µg/m³); the World Bank satellite-derived Thailand national mean was 23.5 µg/m³ for 2023. All bases put Bangkok well above the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³) and around the Thai annual standard (15 µg/m³, tightened June 2023). Pollution is strongly seasonal — the Nov–Mar cool/dry season (agricultural burning + inversions) drives monthly means above 50 µg/m³, while the May–Aug monsoon washes them down to 10–20 µg/m³. To be re-verified against a newer official PCD single-year Bangkok annual mean.
Climate comfort0/12 mo

SettleMetric computation over climate-normals

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2020
Verificado
4 jul 2026
Método
Criterion rule: months whose 1991–2020 normal has mean daily maximum between 15°C and 28°C AND precipitation < 150mm. Bangkok's coolest month (December) still has a mean daily max of 32.3°C, so NO month falls in the 15–28°C band → 0 pleasant months. The metric is calibrated for temperate climates; a tropical city reads 0 not because it is unpleasant to everyone but because it is consistently hot (32–36°C highs year-round). Users should read the raw normals for their own taste.

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