# Pricing Research Wave 7

Updated: August 14, 2026

## Bangkok, Thailand

**Status: Beta candidate.**

Current 2026 solo and budget guides provide private-room, local food, transit, activities, and SIM context. The proposed range must model public transit as the default, with Grab or taxi use as an adjustable upgrade.

Sources:

- https://www.khaosanroad.com/articles/budget-bangkok-how-to-survive-on-30-a-day
- https://www.royalivory.com/solo-travel-bangkok-guide.html
- https://www.backpackthailand.com/guides/thailand-solo-travel-guide

## Phuket, Thailand

**Status: Beta candidate.**

Current 2026 sources include private mid-range rooms, food, basic local travel, and activity/tour context. Use a seasonal note because Phuket lodging is much less stable than food and local transportation. Do not use dorm prices as the solo private-room low tier.

Sources:

- https://phuketdiva.com/blog/phuket-solo-male-travel-guide/
- https://www.phuketstaypro.com/en/guide/budget
- https://spendsanity.com/thailand/phuket

## Pattaya, Thailand

**Status: Beta candidate.**

Current 2026 guidance explicitly separates a no-nightlife traveler budget from optional nightlife costs. The normal Route Builder estimate must remain based on lodging, food, baht-bus/local transport, ordinary activities, and a buffer. Nightlife is a personal optional expense, not a city cost.

Sources:

- https://pattayabarmap.com/blog/pattaya~pattaya-budget-calculator
- https://movetopattaya.com/blog-cost-of-living-2026
- https://www.backpackthailand.com/guides/thailand-solo-travel-guide

## Hua Hin, Thailand

**Status: Partial components.**

Current 2026 reporting supports a solo resident-style base of clean one-bedroom housing, local food, and motorbike transportation. It does not yet provide the matching short-stay hotel/private-room and visitor-activity assumptions needed for the route tool.

Sources:

- https://huahinexpats.co/monthly-budget-living-hua-hin/

## Publication safeguard

All three beta candidates should display a short note that weather season, beach area, activity choices, and neighborhood can materially change costs.