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Hands-on relocation support, visa guides checked against official Thai sources, and interactive planning tools from a team living and operating in Bangkok full-time.
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Figure out your budget, taxes, location, and visa before you fly.
Use our free interactive calculators and comparison tools to get verified figures and avoid expensive trial-and-error.
Cost of Living Calculator
Calculate your real monthly expenses across Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, and other regions based on housing, healthcare, dining, and lifestyle choices.
Calculate Your Expenses →Thailand Tax Calculator
Estimate your Thai income tax on salary, pension, rental, and other income, with the full 2026 deduction set and your effective rate.
Estimate Your Tax →Where to Live in Thailand
Compare Thailand’s primary expat cities by rental rates, transit access, hospital infrastructure, lifestyle match, and active expat communities.
Compare Cities & Areas →Thailand Visa Comparison
Clear breakdown of DTV, LTR, Retirement, Non-B, and Elite options. Understand required bank balances, tax rules, work permissions, and renewal cycles.
Find Your Visa →Which health insurance plan fits you?
Our plan finder compares Cigna, Luma, AXA, April, ACS, IMG, GeoBlue and Now Health and shows the plans that fit your age, budget and family, what they cover, and where to get a quote. Need insurance for an O-A, O-X or LTR visa? It covers that too.
Moving to Thailand? Let us handle the hard part.
Our Bangkok team manages the parts that trip people up — visa, bank account, condo, SIM, TM30 reporting — so your first weeks go smoothly. Packages run from a US$100 planning consultation to full 30- and 90-day relocation support.
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The team behind Thailand Starter Kit.
We are long-term expats and Bangkok natives who have navigated every step of living, working, and running businesses in Thailand for over a decade.
German entrepreneur with 15+ years in Thailand. Built tech businesses in Bangkok under BOI promotion, taught at Bangkok University, and founded Thailand Starter Kit.
Bangkok native with international work experience in the US and Japan. Manages relocation operations and provides direct guidance on Thai legal and property matters.
Expat based in Bangkok since 2014. Leads editorial fact-checking, tracking updates to visa policies, cost of living metrics, and rental regulations across Thailand.
Australian with 20+ years in Asia and 5+ years in Thailand. Specializes in housing research, neighborhood lifestyle comparisons, and family relocation planning.
Canadian expat living in Thailand since 2009. Builds and maintains our interactive cost of living and relocation planning calculators.
Thailand native ensuring all relocation checklists, community directories, and guides remain structured, accurate, and up-to-date.