Some example costs that you may encounter day-to-day are: (approx 1US$=40B, 1GBP=60B)
| Food and Drink |
Plate of Thai food, some rice and a soft drink at an average small restaurant
|
40B to 70B |
Plate of Thai food and a soft drink on Bangkok's Khao San road.
|
100B |
Plate of western style food and a soft drink in tourist-orientated restaurant.
|
150B - 300B |
| Meal for 2 at a high quality Thai restaurant |
300B to 500B |
| Macdonald's BigMac Meal - Small/Large |
85B/92B |
| Grilled chicken and sticky rice from a street vendor |
20B |
| Large (630ml) 'Singha' beer from a 7-11 store |
50B |
| Small (330ml) 'Singha' beer in an average bar |
60B to 150B |
| 1 litre of bottled water from a store |
7B to 12B |
| Low-end bottle of wine from a supermarket |
450B |
| Packet of Thai kanom (snacks/sweets) |
10B |
| Small Mars Bar |
27B |
| 20 cigarettes (Western brand) |
45B |
| 20 cigarettes (Thai brand) |
20B |
|
Accommodation |
| Typical guesthouse room on Khao San Road (small, fan-cooled, shared cold-water bathroom) |
150B |
| Typical 3* hotel room |
800B to 1200B |
| Typical 5* hotel room |
3000B + |
| Discounted room at the Oriental Hotel (arguably the world's best hotel) |
US$250 / 10000B |
| Luxury apartment (per month) |
20000B + |
| Central Bangkok apartment with good facilities (per month) |
8000B to 20000B |
| Non-central cheap apartment with few/no facilities (per month) |
2000B to 4000B |
|
Travel |
| Average taxi or tuk-tuk fare round central Bangkok |
70B |
| Ordinary / Aircon bus fare |
3.5B / 8B - 16B |
| Average fare on the express boats and canal boats |
5 to 10B |
| Chartering a longtail boat for one hour |
400B |
| Average Skytrain fare |
25B |
|
Shopping |
|
| Original Western music CD from a department store |
450B to 500B |
| Original Thai music CD from a department store |
120B |
| Copied Western music CD from Khao San Road |
180B |
| Pirate software from Panthip Plaza |
150B |
| Fake Rolex watch |
500B |
|
|
| Cheap T-Shirt |
100B |
| Fake pair of Levi's |
400B |
| General |
| Cinema ticket |
80B to 120B |
| Entrance fee to some of the most popular discos/nightclubs (This usually entitles you to 2 or 3 'free' drinks) |
300B to 500B |
| Copy of 'The Nation' or 'Bangkok Post' newspaper |
20B |
| Cheap haircut |
60B |
|
Internet access on a 56K modem, per hour. |
30B to 180B |
