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Cityscape of Bangkok
City profile

BangkokThailand

Present one · tear to read
§Vital signs
Time zone
UTC+7Asia/Bangkok
Climate
29°Cavg
01Overview · at a glance

Every headline figure, flattened.

The indicators most-asked by new arrivals, no narrative. Figures reconcile verified, commercial, and community source panels; blanks show where data collection is still underway.

HarborageIndex
Avg temp29°C
Harborage Index
verified
Pending
calculated · affordability, air, climate
Harborage-calculated ease-of-living score, higher is better.
Monthly spend
verified
1.2K/mo
Reconciled cost-of-living total for a typical month.
Median fiber · down
verified
85Mbps
Median resident download speed across the city.
Safety index
verified
7/10
Composite safety score, higher is safer.
Foreign residents
community
Pending
Share of foreign-born residents — data collection underway.
Healthcare ranking
verified
Pending
Health-system ranking — data collection underway.
Coworking desks
community
Pending
Coworking capacity — data collection underway.
02Cost of living
$1,150/ mo

A monthly budget for one settled resident — housing, groceries, transit, and the rest.

Where it goes

share of monthly spend
Rent$45039%
Food and groceries$30026%
Transportation$807%
Utilities$12010%
Entertainment$20017%

Cost vs. nearby cities

monthly, same country
Bangkok
$1,150
Chiang Mai
$900
Bangkok
$592
Chiang Mai
$540
Phuket
N/A
Chiang Rai
N/A
02Cost of living · the full basket

The full basket, line by line.

Every cost line item with its share of the monthly total, beside the same figure for nearby cities.

Monthly breakdown

Rent39% of total$450
Food and groceries26% of total$300
Transportation7% of total$80
Utilities10% of total$120
Entertainment17% of total$200

Cost vs. nearby cities

Bangkok$1,150
Chiang Mai$900
Bangkok$592
Chiang Mai$540
PhuketN/A
Chiang RaiN/A
03Internet and connectivity

Average download speed, suitable for video calls and streaming

Median download
85Mbps

City-wide median from resident-facing speed tests.

03Connectivity · by neighborhood

City-median fiber, and the gaps.

The city-wide median download is measured; the neighborhood-level breakdown is still being collected.

Citymedian
Download85Mbps
Coverage in progress

Fiber by neighborhood

Per-neighborhood download, ping, and coverage figures are not yet collected for this city. Data collection is underway.

04Safety
7/10Safety score
04Safety · the two tiers

One score today, two tiers soon.

The composite safety score is measured; the violent-versus-petty split and hotspot map are still being collected.

Safetyindex
Safety index7/10
Coverage in progress

Violent vs. petty split & hotspots

The incident-level breakdown — violent crime, petty theft, and hotspot concentration — is not yet collected for this city. Data collection is underway.

05Visas & residency

The routes in, compared.

A side-by-side of residency routes with income floors, processing waits, and renewal tracks.

Coverage in progress

Residency routes

Structured visa and residency routes for this country are not yet collected. Data collection is underway.

06Neighborhoods

The city, by neighborhood.

A neighborhood-by-neighborhood map with safety, rent, and connectivity per district.

Coverage in progress

Neighborhood map

Neighborhood-level profiles and the interactive district map are not yet collected for this city. Data collection is underway.

08Sources

Where these numbers come from

Every figure on this page is traceable. Each source below is dated to its last verified update.

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