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🇹🇭 Cost of Travel in Bangkok

A realistic daily ground budget for Bangkok, Thailand — what food, local transport and attractions actually cost, with totals for a weekend, a week and two weeks. Stays and flights are excluded (compare those separately below).

Your ground budget
€350–€840
for 2 travelers · 7 nights (€25–€60 per person per day)

Covers food + local transport + attractions for Bangkok. Not included: accommodation, flights between cities, travel insurance and shopping.

Typical ground budgets by trip length

Trip length Solo traveler Couple / two friends
3 days €75–€180 €150–€360
7 days €175–€420 €350–€840
14 days €350–€840 €700–€1,680

Money tips for Bangkok

🤝 Restaurants: 10% or round up. Not traditional but increasingly common in tourist areas.

Cost of Bangkok — FAQ

How much do you need per day in Bangkok?

Plan on €25–€60 per adult per day for food, local transport and attractions. Accommodation and intercity flights are extra.

What does a week in Bangkok cost without hotels?

A 7-day trip comes to about €175–€420 per person for food, transport and sightseeing, or roughly €350–€840 for two travellers sharing costs like taxis and museum passes differently.

Are hotels and flights included in these figures?

No — deliberately. Stays vary hugely by season and booking window, so they are compared separately on the hotel search, and flights on the flight search. Everything else you will swipe or tap for is counted here.

What is the tipping etiquette in Thailand?

Restaurants: 10% or round up. Not traditional but increasingly common in tourist areas.

Plan the rest of the Bangkok trip

Eat your way through Thailand → · Do you need a visa for Thailand? →

Where the money actually goes

Flights, the bed and your data are the three lines this guide does not cover. Independent picks — we earn a small commission if you book through these, at no extra cost to you. How this works.

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