Phuket average 1-bed rent: ฿25,000/mo Year-on-year rent increase: +7.5% Phuket rents rise with returning long-stay tourists Rawai popular with expat families Condo supply grows in Phuket Town Leases over 3 years must be registered at the Land Office. Deposits are usually 2 months' rent plus 1 month in advance. Phuket average 1-bed rent: ฿25,000/mo Year-on-year rent increase: +7.5% Phuket rents rise with returning long-stay tourists Rawai popular with expat families Condo supply grows in Phuket Town Leases over 3 years must be registered at the Land Office. Deposits are usually 2 months' rent plus 1 month in advance.
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Phuket Rent Guide 2026
Average rent costs by neighbourhood, yearly rent increases and tenant rights in Phuket. The typical one-bedroom rent is ฿25,000 per month, up 7.5% year on year.
Average rent by neighbourhood
| Neighbourhood | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | Yearly increase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patong | ฿28,000 | ฿45,000 | +7% |
| Kata/Karon | ฿26,000 | ฿40,000 | +7.4% |
| Rawai | ฿22,000 | ฿35,000 | +8.2% |
| Phuket Town | ฿16,000 | ฿25,000 | +6.8% |
Indicative 2026 figures (per month, THB). Compare with real tenant-reported rents on RentScore.
Average rent per square metre in Phuket
฿500 / m² per month
City-wide indicative average, based on a typical 50 m² one-bedroom flat. Central neighbourhoods cost more:
- Patong: ฿560 / m²
- Kata/Karon: ฿520 / m²
- Rawai: ฿440 / m²
- Phuket Town: ฿320 / m²
Deposit laws in Phuket
- Deposits are usually 2 months' rent plus 1 month in advance.
- Consumer protection rules require deposit refunds within 7 days of move-out.
- Always get a written inventory with dated photos at move-in to protect your deposit.
How do foreigners and expats without a local credit score find a home in Phuket with RentScore?
- Check the building first: read verified tenant reviews, rent history and street safety on RentScore before you contact a landlord.
- Know the fair price: use the neighbourhood averages above and the RentScore rent estimate so you are not overcharged as a newcomer.
- Replace the missing credit score: offer an employment contract, recent payslips, a reference from your previous landlord and your RentScore rental history.
- Consider a rent guarantee service or a larger (but legal) deposit instead of a local guarantor — never pay more than the legal limit shown above.
- Upload your lease to the free RentScore contract check: RentScore flags hidden clauses, unfair rent increases and deposit traps in your own language.
- Ask the RentScore advisor below any local question, in any language.
Tenant rights in Phuket
- Leases over 3 years must be registered at the Land Office.
- Deposits are usually 2 months' rent plus 1 month in advance.
- Consumer protection rules require deposit refunds within 7 days of move-out.
- Get the lease in both Thai and English.
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