SiamNomad — Thailand city guide for digital nomads
SiamNomad compares 35 Thai cities and islands across 13 categories for digital nomads, remote workers and long-stay visitors. It is free, bilingual (English and Thai), and needs no account to read.
Live values (weather, PM2.5 air quality, rain radar, exchange rates, OpenStreetMap places, Wikipedia summaries) are fetched in the reader’s browser from free public APIs. The 13 category scores, cost-of-living figures and internet speeds are curated editorial estimates, not survey data. Member profiles, meetups and reviews are sample content shown as a product preview.
Which Thai cities rank best for digital nomads?
Ranked by the published weighted overall score (see the weighting below):
- Chiang Mai — 85/100 · nomad budget $950/month (฿34,000) · ~180 Mbps · Chiang Mai
- Bangkok — 83/100 · nomad budget $1,480/month (฿53,000) · ~220 Mbps · Bangkok
- Phuket — 79/100 · nomad budget $1,620/month (฿58,000) · ~160 Mbps · Phuket
- Koh Samui — 77/100 · nomad budget $1,380/month (฿49,500) · ~130 Mbps · Surat Thani
- Koh Phangan — 77/100 · nomad budget $1,400/month (฿50,000) · ~160 Mbps · Surat Thani
- Hua Hin — 76/100 · nomad budget $1,180/month (฿42,500) · ~140 Mbps · Prachuap Khiri Khan
- Pattaya — 76/100 · nomad budget $1,280/month (฿46,000) · ~170 Mbps · Chonburi
- Koh Lanta — 75/100 · nomad budget $1,000/month (฿36,000) · ~130 Mbps · Krabi
- Hat Yai — 75/100 · nomad budget $850/month (฿30,600) · ~200 Mbps · Songkhla
- Chonburi — 74/100 · nomad budget $1,080/month (฿39,000) · ~180 Mbps · Chonburi
Which Thai city is cheapest for a nomad?
Nakhon Phanom $750/month · Sukhothai $760/month · Nong Khai $760/month · Buriram $770/month · Udon Thani $780/month. These are curated estimates for a single remote worker renting a studio, not a surveyed cost-of-living index.
Where is the fastest internet in Thailand?
Bangkok ~220 Mbps · Hat Yai ~200 Mbps · Chiang Mai ~180 Mbps · Chonburi ~180 Mbps · Koh Tao ~180 Mbps (typical fixed-line averages, editorial estimates).
How is the overall score calculated?
The overall score is a published weighted blend of the other 12 categories — it is computed, never hand-typed:
Internet 16% · Cost 14% · Safety 10% · Coworking 10% · Healthcare 8% · Community 8% · Food 7% · Weather 7% · English 7% · Transit 6% · Nightlife 4% · Beach access 3%
Guides on this site
- All 35 Thai cities ranked
- Thailand visa guide for long stays (DTV, exemption, extensions)
- Getting around Thailand — motorbike rental, licences, transit
- Clean-Air Board — live PM2.5 for all 35 cities
- Cost-of-living calculator
- 1-minute city matcher quiz
- Photo spots, best light and drone rules
- Methodology — what is live, curated and sample
Content built 2026-09-10.