{
  "id": 9680644,
  "title": "Is Thailand Expensive? What Things Actually Cost",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/is-thailand-expensive-what-things-actually-cost",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T02:15:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/destinations/is-thailand-expensive/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Last Updated on September 25, 2026 by Jeff Tomas Thailand can be very affordable, but the cost depends on where you go and how you travel. In 2026, a street-food meal in Bangkok may cost around ฿40–฿80, while midrange hotels there run about ฿1,200–฿2,500 a night; Phuket hotels with pools often cost more, at roughly […] The post Is Thailand Expensive? What Things Actually Cost first appeared on…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}