From Thailand With Love
Thailand Prices
These are some example costs on a day-to-day basis and are in Thai currency. The exchange rate is approximately 1US$=40B.
Food and Drink
Thai Food in an average restaurant: 40-60B
Thai Food in a modern part of Bangkok: 100B
Meal in a high-quality Thai restaurant: 200-250B
Meal of Western-style food: 150-300B
Macdonald's BigMac Meal: 85B
'Singha' beer in a bar: 60B to 150B
1 litre of bottled water: 10B
Bottle of wine from a local store: 450B
Cigarettes
20 cigarettes (Western brand) 45B
20 cigarettes (Thai brand) 20B
Accomodation
3* hotel room 800B to 1200B
5* hotel room 3000B +
Room at the Oriental Hotel 10000B
Luxury apartment 25000B/month
Apartment in downtown Bangkok 10000B - 20000B/month
Travel
Taxi fare Bangkok area 70B
Aircon bus fare 8B - 16B
Boat fare 5 to 10B
