Edition 9 September 2026
Hua Hin
A basic month in Hua Hin runs $941. A comfortable one runs $1,812. Both are totals for one person, all in, including rent, at the rates of 8 September 2026.
Quiet, and you will drive
- A basic month
- $941
- A comfortable month
- $1,812
- Visa
- Retirement, DTV
- Public transport
- None
- Air
- Clean
Who Hua Hin suits, and who it does not
Choose Hua Hin if you are over 50, will drive, and want a JCI-accredited hospital ten minutes away. THB 59,600 a month ($1,812) buys a modern one-bedroom in Nong Kae or the centre, golf twice a week, and a coach to Bangkok for THB 478. THB 30,950 ($941) buys an older one-bedroom in a soi and the same hospitals.
Do not choose Hua Hin if any of the following describes you.
- You are under 50 and will not own a car.
- You need an international airport in your own town.
- You need Bangkok-grade medicine on your worst day.
- You want data before you buy.
- You are buying in Cha-Am expecting Hua Hin.
- You cannot live with a dry April.
The guide gives the reason behind each one, with its figures.
Where people actually live
- Central Hua Hin, on the Phetkasem corridor
- Khao Takiab and Khao Tao
- Nong Kae
- Hin Lek Fai, the hillside golf belt
- Thap Tai, the soi 112 belt
- Cha-Am, 25 km north
- Pran Buri and Sam Roi Yot
The rest of the city
Compare Hua Hin
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Edition 9 September 2026. Every figure carries the date it was true and the source it came from. We last changed this page on 21 September 2026.