⭐️ Total score |
2.91/5 (Rank #72)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍17 liked it 👎2 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Good |
💵 Cost |
😙 Affordable: $1,940 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 21Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 27°C80°F (feels 30°C86°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 70%
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👌 Safety |
Great
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🤮 Food safety* |
Bad
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🤝 Lack of racism* |
Great |
🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Okay
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$493 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Okay |
😄 Happiness* |
Good |
🍸 Nightlife |
Good |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Bad |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Great |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
👩 Female friendly |
Great |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | Thailand |
🗓️ Average trip length | 19 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 21 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 27°C 80°F + 😊 Comfy (70%) = feels 30°C 86°F
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🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Grab |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 100 THB in USD | USD 2.90 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | THB 10,000 = USD 290 |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 5% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | Koh Space |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍14% of visitors return |
📸 Visitors per year | 428,688 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 8,216 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 14,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $5,911 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 79% 👱♀️ 21% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Lazada |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Asia |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Asia |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $1,940 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $1,388 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $2,671 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $763 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $994 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $2,726 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $656 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $47 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $89 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $315 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $2 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
👩🏫 International school | $8,397 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $2 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $5 / trip |
✅ Stunning nature and beautiful island
✅ Laid-back lifestyle with lots of yoga and wellness activities
✅ Affordable living with great food options
✅ Reliable mobile internet
✅ Low traffic and enjoyable scooter rides
✅ Affordable to live
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here
✅ Many Nomads.com members here all year round
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Lack of good coworking spaces
❌ High prices due to tourism and influx of digital nomads
❌ Scooter necessary for getting around
❌ Hippie and party-focused community
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
81
27° warm |
81
27° warm |
82
28° warm |
84
29° warm |
84
29° warm |
84
29° warm |
84
29° warm |
82
28° warm |
82
28° warm |
82
28° warm |
81
27° warm |
81
27° warm |
Real |
81
27°
warm |
80
27°
warm |
82
28°
very warm |
84
29°
very warm |
84
29°
very warm |
84
29°
very warm |
84
29°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
82
28°
very warm |
80
27°
warm |
80
27°
warm |
Humidity |
nice 43% |
nice 41% |
nice 42% |
nice 42% |
nice 43% |
nice 42% |
nice 43% |
nice 44% |
nice 43% |
nice 43% |
nice 45% |
nice 42% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
dry 46mm |
dry 16mm |
dry 29mm |
rainy 104mm |
rainy 167mm |
rainy 135mm |
rainy 125mm |
rainy 134mm |
rainy 207mm |
rainy 278mm |
rainy 278mm |
rainy 130mm |
Cloud |
pockets 37% |
pockets 28% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 49% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 51% |
cloudy 60% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 57% |
cloudy 55% |
cloudy 59% |
pockets 40% |
Sun |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 9 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
Remote workers | 1,757 people | 2,218 people | 1,686 people | 1,231 people | 850 people | 429 people | 1,091 people | 800 people | 571 people | 1,120 people | 1,327 people | 2,243 people |
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