Who told you there is no inflation in Thailand?

Everyone I know complains about it.

One of our friends owns a boat noodle restaurant. She kept her price at 25 baht for a long time and was always complaining about the cost of everything. I kept telling her she needed to raise her prices but she was afraid of losing business. She finally did raise the price to 50 baht.

38 minutes ago, rwill said:

Who told you there is no inflation in Thailand?

Everyone I know complains about it.

One of our friends owns a boat noodle restaurant. She kept her price at 25 baht for a long time and was always complaining about the cost of everything. I kept telling her she needed to raise her prices but she was afraid of losing business. She finally did raise the price to 50 baht.

Yea, I don't get the OP either, as inflation is pretty hard to miss here. Some vendors keep the price the same, as long as possible, or worse, smaller portions, and never a good idea. I'd rather the price increase.

Surprised how some absorbed the increase of raw ingredients, but they have raise the prices sooner or later.

Thrifty shopper that I am, and inflation is just a reality we have to live with, especially us folks on 'fixed incomes'. Some don't get COLA, or if like USA, COLA are a farce, and 2 ish % does nothing against 10-20% yearly inflation.

I wonder if OP is comparing the krapao, overpriced at chain market to a street vendor. Or was the increase noticeable from the chain itself, from last 6 months or year's pricing.

Just stating krapao now cost 89, doesn't mean much, as some restaurant might charge 150-200 for the same vs my cheap A$$ vendor that only charges 20 or 25 baht for krapao.

Thailand is experiencing cost decreases in multiple components of the Consumer Price Index. On the whole there has been a negative influence on inflation. This does not mean that some components of the CPI have not increased in their cost.

The government injected subsidies into the economy and the cost of fuel and electricity been reduced. This has significantly offset the cost increases of other components such as food. The food processors and retailers who benefited from the lower costs of fuel and electricity did not pass these savings along to their customers. They did however, pass on the the increased costs of food, especially processed food like sauces, mixes, the products like the chicken and pork that is prepared and sold to hotels and restaurants.

Other businesses that use large amounts of energy and residential consumers are seeing energy cost reductions.

https://www.bot.or.th/content/dam/bot/documents/en/our-roles/monetary-policy/mpc-publication/monetary-policy-report/mpr-box/MPR_2025_Q3_BOX2.pdf

On 2/13/2026 at 11:31 PM, farang51 said:

You are comparing apples and oranges. I am sure you could find a similar meal for several 100 baht in a high end restaurant.

30 to 35 Baht near the uni, and much more tastey, too.

5 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

Other businesses that use large amounts of energy and residential consumers are seeing energy cost reductions.

My electric power rates are not decreasing, as far as I know.

On 2/15/2026 at 3:01 PM, Furioso said:

I've noticed imported items are up 50%-75% since late 2022. Local items haven't increased nearly as much.

I just allot myself 8 Euros(10 USD) a day for food and I usually cook at home. I could go down to 4 Euros a day but I'm not skint like most of the other expats here.

Yes.

I agree.

I now have to pay an arm-and-a-leg for chocolate, especially on Valentines Day...

The most wondrous factor about this special chocolate is summed up in the company's convoluted wording, thusly:

"As a chocolate manufacturer, we are committed to sublimating the very essence of cocoa to create unforgettable taste experiences."

Prices for everything, these days, are skyrocketing, but not so much in Thailand, as we all know very well.

We are lucky to be here...IMHO.

I don't buy any products that are rapidly increasing in price.

Why? I don't want to fuel the flames.

I am a very conscientious shopper.

And, I do not want to add to our world's rampant and increasing wealth inequality.

Take Chockolate, as I just mentioned.

Prices for everything including chokolate are going throught he roof.

When food prices rices dramatically, this becomes an unfair tax on the poor.

Where is all this money going, one might ask?

Anyone care to reply?

17 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Prices for everything, these days, are skyrocketing, but not so much in Thailand, as we all know very well.

We are lucky to be here...IMHO.

I don't buy any products that are rapidly increasing in price.

Why? I don't want to fuel the flames.

I am a very conscientious shopper.

And, I do not want to add to our world's rampant and increasing wealth inequality.

Take Chockolate, as I just mentioned.

Prices for everything including chokolate are going throught he roof.

When food prices rices dramatically, this becomes an unfair tax on the poor.

Where is all this money going, one might ask?

Anyone care to reply?

Yea, lucky indeed, as I peeked at home prices in my hometown just yesterday, and Delaware County. Yikes, and add the silly RE / school taxes, and don't see how them youngins are buying in now. Even Chester was knocking on $100k, and can only imagine what some of the rents are.

The rest of the cost of living isn't too bad, as long as you don't need healthcare in or get sick. But just those 2, priced me out of comfy living in USA.

At my age, I would just RV it anyway, and wouldn't really won't to settle anywhere. Actually would be quite an enjoyable lifestyle, and really hard to get board in the Americas.

On 2/15/2026 at 1:24 PM, KhunLA said:

So true, and for reference, a BK Whopper burger patty is 113 gr. The OP's photo, looks about 40-50 gr, of ground pork at <100 / kg, & 3 baht for the egg, that's a high profit serving of Krapao Moo.

BK Whoppers are insanely cheap here in Bangkok (if using Grab with the never ending discounts) Helps to have one just a few hundred meters away. A recent trip home to the US showed me that food (restaurant) inflation isn’t slowing down there. We should consider ourselves lucky here in Thailand.

Grab Thailand vs Doordash USA (hell no I didn’t order from Doordash 😂)

1 minute ago, Airalee said:

BK Whoppers are insanely cheap here in Bangkok (if using Grab with the never ending discounts) Helps to have one just a few hundred meters away. A recent trip home to the US showed me that food (restaurant) inflation isn’t slowing down there. We should consider ourselves lucky here in Thailand.

Grab Thailand vs Doordash USA (hell no I didn’t order from Doordash 😂)

Surprised the hell out of me. I watch a YTer and he'll do a comparison, is it worth it, and or, can do before delivery arrives, from fast food joints, BK, Chic filet, Chipolte, and the delivery charges are eye watering, aside from the food comparisons, better and cost of just the food itself. He cooks it in real time, not rushing & talking, and always beats the delivery time.

Remember a BK Whopper on the way home, drive thru, after a shift, was a stop for me, when on sale for $1, and 25+ yrs ago. Hard to pass up, as didn't do nearly as much home cooking as I do now.

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

Yea, I don't get the OP either, as inflation is pretty hard to miss here.

Oh, and in an earlier post you claimed there was almost no inflation. So what it gonna be?

I get it already, you just want to troll, as you know very well what the meaning of the topic title is.

5 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

Oh, and in an earlier post you claimed there was almost no inflation. So what it gonna be?

I get it already, you just want to troll, as you know very well what the meaning of the topic title is.

Reading comprehension would help you quite a bit.

I stated in my first reply to you, no inflation, 'at that shop', 20 baht servings that you implied was BS, even though proof provided in that post. If reading any of my post, you know I talk about inflation quite a bit.

Troll along now

7 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

I stated in my first reply to you, no inflation, 'at that shop',

No that is NOT what you said.

48 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

The rest of the cost of living isn't too bad, as long as you don't need

...as long as you don't need to live.

The USA is crazy now.

It's like they are all FROGS, simmering in the kettle, unable to jump out.

I jumped out: I jumped out during the 1970s. First visit to Asia age 19. Then, return to uni. Then, upon graduation, Asia here I come.

In essence, I have not lived in the USA since 1978.

Instead, I saved my essence for East Asia.

If one were to return to the USA, these days, the prices would be a continual thorn in one's side.

But, as I say, most US Citizens have been living in their bubble for far too long.

They are unable to envision any better way of life.

And, life really WAS better in the 50s and 60s, with affordable everything.

Education was almost free, at any school, due to gov support and also support from the school.

Those days of almost free education are long over.

Now, all that is left is that well-known Great Sucking Sound.

The sound of sucking of the pennies and dimes from the common people to the Psychopaths on Top.

This is why I always say: The Fact that Death Walks in this World is the greatest blessing God ever gave Mankind.

If not for Death, then Life on Earth would be EVEN MORE of a HORROR SHOW.....

Wishing you, as I say, a very Prosperous New Year, from the Chinese Perspective, in 2026.

17 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

No that is NOT what you said.

30 Baht for PadKraPao Gai is a fair price.

It is the Goldilocks price in Chiang Mai.

Anyway, you gotta pay a fair price to the restaurant owner.

Otherwise the food doe not taste as good.

30 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Surprised the hell out of me. I watch a YTer and he'll do a comparison, is it worth it, and or, can do before delivery arrives, from fast food joints, BK, Chic filet, Chipolte, and the delivery charges are eye watering, aside from the food comparisons, better and cost of just the food itself. He cooks it in real time, not rushing & talking, and always beats the delivery time.

Remember a BK Whopper on the way home, drive thru, after a shift, was a stop for me, when on sale for $1, and 25+ yrs ago. Hard to pass up, as didn't do nearly as much home cooking as I do now.

I’ve watched some of those YouTubers. I’m always amazed at the commenters ( who I assume are in their 20s as they are always saying “that looks 🔥 “ ) saying what a great value the $30 burger/sandwich is. The delivery services are kept afloat by 20 and 30-somethings who never learned to cook, paying $20-$40 per meal while bitching about having to pay their student loans.

I was just like you back in the 90’s. 99c Whoppers, Famous Stars and Double Stacks (with a free ice water) on the way home from work on many an occasion.

Speaking of Chipotle… (ok…I did add cheese, guacamole and extra meat)…and no….I didn’t order that either.

A lot of items are more expensive than before but not that much. No alarm, yet.

I see you conveniently left out, the rest of the post, showing the 20 baht info, I referred to.

32 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

No that is NOT what you said.

Only showing the text part of post ....

On 2/14/2026 at 12:38 AM, KhunLA said:

I didn't notice anyone state they can get it for 35 baht.

35 baht, what a rip off

You need to get out more .... 20 baht in my neck of woods ...

Even stating 20 baht was impossible, though info right in front of you.

On 2/14/2026 at 7:34 PM, CallumWK said:

What is funny is that I have posted pictures of prices, even went to the local food court, as I was told it would there not more than 50 baht.

Anyone else posted evidence of their claims?

I know there was a screenshot that claimed 20 baht, which is actually impossible, because even only the raw meat would cost more if it is to be a decent portion.

This whole thread is BS, as you didn't even buy the item you pictured in the OP, knowing it was too expensive, and simply bought same at food court.

Complaining about inflation, when really just different pricing at different vendors. Same worldwide.

Troll on ...

1 minute ago, KhunLA said:

I see you conveniently left out, the rest of the post, showing the 20 baht info, I referred to.

The point was not that you posted a picture of a menu where you can get 20 baht meals, which are so small that your plate is empty when you sneeze. And no doubt you, as the resident hand to mouth member on this forum, knows where to find them.

My post was a reply to your LIE that you said, "at that restaurant". You said in MY NECK OF WOODS, which indicate it is 20 baht at EVERY restaurant near you.
You also clearly added 35 baht is a rip off, which means you can only afford 20 baht for a meal.

The point of my topic is that there is high inflation in Thailand, even on local product. Shame that you have to continue trolling about the meaning.

5 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

This whole thread is BS, as you didn't even buy the item you pictured in the OP, knowing it was too expensive, and simply bought same at food court.

No I didn't buy, because I NEVER buy ready meals from a supermarket or market, and neither ever eat at food courts, as I'm not as skint as you.

I went to the food court to take a picture, and expose another lie of you, that it is less than 50 baht at food courts.

Again the subject of the topic is to point out the high inflation in Thailand, although the government says there is next to no inflation.

Shame that you aren't able to comprehend that, and feel the need to have the last word in every thread you enter with your trolling.

23 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

...as long as you don't need to live.

The USA is crazy now.

It's like they are all FROGS, simmering in the kettle, unable to jump out.

I jumped out: I jumped out during the 1970s. First visit to Asia age 19. Then, return to uni. Then, upon graduation, Asia here I come.

In essence, I have not lived in the USA since 1978.

Instead, I saved my essence for East Asia.

If one were to return to the USA, these days, the prices would be a continual thorn in one's side.

But, as I say, most US Citizens have been living in their bubble for far too long.

They are unable to envision any better way of life.

And, life really WAS better in the 50s and 60s, with affordable everything.

Education was almost free, at any school, due to gov support and also support from the school.

Those days of almost free education are long over.

Now, all that is left is that well-known Great Sucking Sound.

The sound of sucking of the pennies and dimes from the common people to the Psychopaths on Top.

This is why I always say: The Fact that Death Walks in this World is the greatest blessing God ever gave Mankind.

If not for Death, then Life on Earth would be EVEN MORE of a HORROR SHOW.....

Wishing you, as I say, a very Prosperous New Year, from the Chinese Perspective, in 2026.

I was way too ignorant about overseas working, or would have left long time myself, maybe. I was having a lot of fun though, the Sex Drugs & RR thingy, which other countries had strict laws against.

Had I known, might have gone the cruise ship worker route, unskilled, non gambler, and everything provided for you = saving all your income. That or oil field / platform work.

If I stayed in the states 25 yrs ago, my rentals would be keeping up with inflation, as the higher part of. And I'd still be playing with the markets, if rental & Soc Sec/pension wasn't enough.

Now, I'd need savings for comfy RV, petrol cost, and oops funds. Soc sec would feed me and provide most everything. If bought a house, I'd be living month to month, and not exactly happy. Rather be RV'ing it, no base, and just exploring like I do here. Wife is the only reason we have a house here.

Housing & hotels just to inexpensive here not to enjoy.

1 hour ago, Airalee said:

BK Whoppers are insanely cheap here in Bangkok (if using Grab with the never ending discounts) Helps to have one just a few hundred meters away. A recent trip home to the US showed me that food (restaurant) inflation isn’t slowing down there. We should consider ourselves lucky here in Thailand.

Grab Thailand vs Doordash USA (hell no I didn’t order from Doordash 😂)

This price difference is truly criminal.
Where is this overcharge going, and into whose pockets?

Still, the torture in the USA continues.

It shall continue to torture the American Common People until a tipping point is reached.

Then, there will be a change.

Remember the Boston Tea Party!

And, it is really no wonder that Americans walk around with sour expressions on their pusses, and kill each other in fits of road rage.

They are displacing their anger onto each other, instead of toward the true sources of their anger and frustration.

The Powers That Be are expert at keeping the American Populace Befuddled.

WHY OH WHY don't Average Americans read CHOMSKY?

Can't they read???

Or, are they, nowadays, already too brainwashed to read my good friend Noam???

Noam is missed, these days....BIG TIME....

1 minute ago, CallumWK said:

The point was not that you posted a picture of a menu where you can get 20 baht meals, which are so small that your plate is empty when you sneeze. And no doubt you, as the resident hand to mouth member on this forum, knows where to find them

The point of my topic is that there is high inflation in Thailand, even on local product. Shame that you have to continue trolling about the meaning.

No I didn't buy, because I NEVER buy ready meals from a supermarket or market, and neither ever eat at food courts, as I'm not as skint as you.

Again the subject of the topic is to point out the high inflation in Thailand, although the government says there is next to no inflation.

Shame that you aren't able to comprehend that, and feel the need to have the last word in every thread you enter with your trolling.

Again, you're BS, as photo is a normal serving most put out for the 50 baht price. Keep repeating I live hand to mouth, won't make it true.

And when I'm searching for restaurants, hard to miss the info, when looking. Though you ignore the info, when provided, as doesn't fit your spin.

They look like normal 50 baht servings to me, just happen to be 20 baht. No different than any other vendor or food court serving at that price point. They obviously are concerned about profit, charging 20 baht.

Repeating your BS, still doesn't make it true .... Troll on

On 2/13/2026 at 10:53 PM, CallumWK said:

Before Covid this meal would cost 35 baht in a street side restaurant.

This is the price today as take away in a supermarket, a price increase of almost 200%,for a meal consisting of local grown ingredients only.

yeah Bt. 89.00 Bt for that is a rip.

Can get same here in Phan Thong, Rice, egg and 2 to 3 times the amount of pork for Bt. 45.00

41 minutes ago, JJ-Thailand said:

A lot of items are more expensive than before but not that much. No alarm, yet.

The trick is that they first decrease the sizes, which is less obvious to the buyer.

Just look at many things in the supermarket that have decreased in size. Like 250 ml milk bricks that suddenly became 230 or even 200 ml, and that often goes unnoticed.

Then later, when they can't decrease the size any further, they up the price 20%, but in fact that 20% price increase is a 40% increase.

2 hours ago, CallumWK said:

The trick is that they first decrease the sizes, which is less obvious to the buyer.

Just look at many things in the supermarket that have decreased in size. Like 250 ml milk bricks that suddenly became 230 or even 200 ml, and that often goes unnoticed.

Then later, when they can't decrease the size any further, they up the price 20%, but in fact that 20% price increase is a 40% increase.

Just encountered another 'shrink-flation' item. SmartHeart dog food, 3 kg bag, now 2.6 kg, but same price, at Lotus's, and on sale to top it off.

Sidenote: Makro still selling the 3 kg bag, for same price, not on sale. Lotus's sucks, but I was feeling lazy, and already there for Swensen's.

What will be interesting, is when we run out, and Makro restocks, will it be a 3 kg or 2.6 kg bag. If 3 kg bag, shame on Lotus's.

Sad part, I was at Makro yesterday, and forgot to pick up the dog food 🤬

2 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Just encountered another 'shrink-flation' item. SmartHeart dog food, 3 kg bag, now 2.6 kg, but same price, at Lotus's, and on sale to top it off.

Sidenote: Makro still selling the 3 kg bag, for same price, not on sale. Lotus's sucks, but I was feeling lazy, and already there for Swensen's.

What will be interesting, is when we run out, and Makro restocks, will it be a 3 kg or 2.6 kg bag. If 3 kg bag, shame on Lotus's.

Sad part, I was at Makro yesterday, and forgot to pick up the dog food 🤬

Lotus's and Makro are owned by the same company, so expect the smaller bags in Makro soon.

5 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

Lotus's and Makro are owned by the same company, so expect the smaller bags in Makro soon.

Lotus's hasn't updated their online site either, as still showing the 3 kg bag.

Breakfast is included for 2 persons at my regular hotel.Sometimes i buy chicken or beef with sticky rice from a streetwendor outside the hotel.Cost 40-50 baht.Really tasty food.

Sometimes i give him 100 baht and that makes him happy.

If I had to worry about whether a meal costs 45 or 65 baht here, I would consider my retirement planning to be quite deficient.

3 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

If I had to worry about whether a meal costs 45 or 65 baht here, I would consider my retirement planning to be quite deficient.

Thanks for your invaluable deflection to the topic at hand.