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City profile

BangkokThailand

Present one · tear to read
§Vital signs
Population
5.1M
Time zone
UTC+7Asia/Bangkok
Climate
30°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 temp30°C
Monthly spend
verified
592.2/mo
Reconciled cost-of-living total for a typical month.
Summer high / winter low
verified
36°/24°C
Warmest and coolest monthly normals on record.
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
$592/ mo

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

Where it goes

share of monthly spend
Rent$28548%
Food and groceries$10117%
Transportation$376%
Utilities$7913%
Entertainment$8715%

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

Rent48% of total$285
Food and groceries17% of total$101
Transportation6% of total$37
Utilities13% of total$79
Entertainment15% of total$87

Cost vs. nearby cities

Bangkok$1,150
Chiang Mai$900
Bangkok$592
Chiang Mai$540
PhuketN/A
Chiang RaiN/A
03Climate
MonthHighLowRainVisit
January33°C24°C
February34°C25°C
March35°C27°C
April36°C28°C
May36°C28°C
June35°C27°C177 mmD
July34°C27°C281 mmD
August34°C27°C314 mmD
September33°C26°C418 mmD
October33°C26°C453 mmD
November33°C25°C
December33°C25°C
03Climate · month by month

Twelve months, measured.

Monthly high/low normals and rainfall, with a rain-derived A–D visit grade for each month.

Climatenormals
Summer high36°warmest month
Winter low24°coolest month
MonthHighLowRainRain relativeVisit
January33°C24°C
February34°C25°C
March35°C27°C
April36°C28°C
May36°C28°C
June35°C27°C177 mmD
July34°C27°C281 mmD
August34°C27°C314 mmD
September33°C26°C418 mmD
October33°C26°C453 mmD
November33°C25°C
December33°C25°C
04Visas & 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.

05Neighborhoods

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.

07Sources

Where these numbers come from

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

  • Average TemperatureSource: NOAA GSOM · Updated Apr 2026
  • Monthly Cost TotalSource: Numbeo · Updated Invalid Date
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