Bangkok real estate market — prices, rental yield and trend
- Gross rental yield: 7.26%
- Net rental yield: 7.02%
- Transaction cost: 7.5%
- Price basis: local-market average
Bangkok is one of the 88 property markets Glopra tracks.
What a buyer pays in Bangkok
Buying costs — transfer tax or stamp duty, notary, registration and agency — come to about 7.5% of the price here. That is below the 9.1% median across the set, which shortens the time it takes for a purchase to break even.
What it earns
The typical home here lets for about $760 a month against a purchase price of $125,600, which is 7.3% gross before tax. Neither figure is quoted per square metre in this market, but both come from the same source, so the ratio between them holds. It ranks 11th of 55 markets by gross yield. Rental income is taxed at 0.9–15% — the rate is not a single number here. That is the difference between 6.2% and 7.2% net on the same property. The 7% net figure we publish uses 3.4%.
How the tax works. Progressive: a 30% lump-sum expense deduction for buildings, a THB 60,000 personal allowance and a THB 150,000 zero band (Revenue Code § 40(5), Royal Decree 11 § 5), then the progressive scale, which gives about 1–6% across typical rent levels. The upper end of 15% is the § 50(2) withholding, which is not final for a non-resident individual but becomes the effective burden if the owner never files a return. This is the weakest-supported figure in the set; local confirmation is advisable. Residential letting is VAT-exempt. Source: HLB Thailand.
Who can buy in Bangkok
Condo freehold (49% cap); land not permitted. That is the rule a foreign buyer meets first, not legal advice — check the current position locally before you commit.
How this figure is built
The price figure for Bangkok is built from asking prices from listings. It was last refreshed on 2026-09-14. We rate our confidence in this market’s data medium: the series is usable, but thinner or less current than our best-covered markets. We recompute every market the same way, which is what lets Bangkok be compared with a country average or another city.
Sources: Global Property Guide – Thailand rental yields survey, All Bangkok locations, 1-bedroom condominium, Q3 2026 (price and rent, same table) · globalpropertyguide.com. Snapshot: 2026-09-14.
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