20 tips for Bangkok, Thailand: things to do, food, getting around, scams & safety, and monthly rent by neighborhood. Checked by the My Nomad Dream team.
1-bedroom condo with pool and gym, 12-month lease, checked Oct 2026: Thong Lo / Phrom Phong, 35,000 – 70,000 THB; Asok / Ekkamai / Silom / Sathorn, 22,000 – 50,000 THB; Ari / Phaya Thai, 18,000 – 28,000 THB; On Nut / Rama 9 / Ratchada, 13,000 – 28,000 THB. These are 12-month prices. For one to a few months, serviced apartments are the easy route, and they're more likely to accept 1 month's deposit.
A simple room near the airport for one night cost them about R$60 (US$11). A nice, central hotel with breakfast cost them about R$300 (US$55) a night. Bangkok is pricier than the islands, but hostels and guesthouses go much lower.
Staying in Bangkok and using public transport is the cheap way to do Thailand. The beaches and islands are where costs climb.
Bangkok has two airports about 40 minutes apart. If you book a hotel near the airport for an early flight, check which airport the flight actually leaves from. Tuk-tuks are cheap for short hops if you agree on the price first.
On Khao San, the stalls with scorpions, snakes and tarantulas on sticks charge 10 THB just to film or photograph them. Those skewers are for tourists; locals don't eat them.