section,tier,line,amount_thb,detail,tier_total_thb,complete budget,budget,Diving,9500,10 dives at the median 10-dive package rate 950 THB per dive (833–1 050 across 9 shops),14718,yes budget,budget,Marine park fees,20,20 one-off,14718,yes budget,budget,Accommodation,2506,7 nights at 358 THB (budget = 15th percentile of 7 rates),14718,yes budget,budget,Food and drink,1502,"3 meals + 2 drinks a day, 7 days",14718,yes budget,budget,Transport,1190,return travel 595 each way,14718,yes budget,mid,Diving,11000,10 dives at the median day-trip rate 1 100 THB per dive (800–1 250 across 10 shops),18940,yes budget,mid,Marine park fees,20,20 one-off,18940,yes budget,mid,Accommodation,4410,7 nights at 630 THB (mid = 50th percentile of 7 rates),18940,yes budget,mid,Food and drink,1575,"3 meals + 2 drinks a day, 7 days",18940,yes budget,mid,Transport,1935,return travel 968 each way,18940,yes budget,comfortable,Diving,13200,12 dives at the median day-trip rate 1 100 THB per dive (800–1 250 across 10 shops),24639,yes budget,comfortable,Marine park fees,20,20 one-off,24639,yes budget,comfortable,Accommodation,7133,7 nights at 1 019 THB (comfortable = 85th percentile of 7 rates),24639,yes budget,comfortable,Food and drink,1648,"3 meals + 2 drinks a day, 7 days",24639,yes budget,comfortable,Transport,2638,return travel 1 319 each way,24639,yes section,category,tier,item,provider,price_thb,unit,confidence,checked,source_url rate,accommodation,budget,Dorm bed,chill&dive hostel (Hostelworld),230,per-night,verified,2026-09-14,https://www.hostelworld.com/st/hostels/asia/thailand/koh-tao/ rate,accommodation,budget,Hostel dorm range,Siam Scuba blog 2026-05-09,250,per-night,verified,2026-09-14,https://siamscuba.com/blog/koh-tao-diving-cost-guide rate,accommodation,budget,Dorm bed,Jungle Hostel Koh Tao (Hostelworld),370,per-night,verified,2026-09-14,https://www.hostelworld.com/st/hostels/asia/thailand/koh-tao/ rate,accommodation,budget,Dorm bed,Buddha View Hostel & Dive Centre (Hostelworld),430,per-night,verified,2026-09-14,https://www.hostelworld.com/st/hostels/asia/thailand/koh-tao/ rate,accommodation,budget,Dorm bed,Ban's Diving Resort (Hostelworld),630,per-night,verified,2026-09-14,https://www.hostelworld.com/st/hostels/asia/thailand/koh-tao/ rate,accommodation,budget,Private AC room range,Isla Tortuga blog (updated 2026-05-26),700,per-night,verified,2026-09-14,https://islatortugadivers.com/en/blog/cost-of-living-in-koh-tao-2026/ rate,accommodation,budget,Mid-range Sairee,Out Thailand guide 2026-07-07,1000,per-night,verified,2026-09-14,https://outthailand.com/guide/where-to-stay-koh-tao/ rate,accommodation,comfortable,Hotels from,Expedia Koh Tao hotels page,1190,per-night,verified,2026-09-14,https://www.expedia.com/Koh-Tao-Hotels.d6034053.Travel-Guide-Hotels rate,accommodation,comfortable,Resort/upscale,Out Thailand guide 2026-07-07,3000,per-night,verified,2026-09-14,https://outthailand.com/guide/where-to-stay-koh-tao/ rate,food,,Thai meal,Isla Tortuga blog,50,per-meal,verified,2026-09-14,https://islatortugadivers.com/en/blog/cost-of-living-in-koh-tao-2026/ rate,food,,Thai street meal,Siam Scuba blog,70,per-meal,verified,2026-09-14,https://siamscuba.com/blog/koh-tao-diving-cost-guide rate,food,budget,Beer,Big Blue blog (updated 2026-06-12),80,per-item,verified,2026-09-14,https://www.bigbluediving.com/blog/how-much-does-it-cost-to-dive-on-koh-tao/ rate,food,mid,Inexpensive restaurant meal,Numbeo Ko Tao (updated 2026-01-08; 2 contributors),115,per-meal,verified,2026-09-14,https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Ko-Tao-Thailand rate,other,budget,7-day trip total budget tier,worked example,17820,per-trip,verified,2026-09-14,see price-points-thailand.md section 6 rate,other,comfortable,7-day trip total comfortable tier,worked example,59720,per-trip,verified,2026-09-14,see price-points-thailand.md section 6 rate,other,mid,7-day trip total mid tier,worked example,31490,per-trip,verified,2026-09-14,see price-points-thailand.md section 6 rate,park-fee,,Municipal tourist charge at pier,Koh Tao municipality (via BIOFIN),20,one-off,verified,2026-09-14,https://www.biofin.org/news-and-media/ordinance-tourist-user-charges-koh-tao-island rate,transport-long,,Scooter rental per day,wonderlandkohtao (updated 2026-07-27),200,per-day,verified,2026-09-14,https://wonderlandkohtao.com/koh-tao-scooter-rental/ rate,transport-long,,Chumphon-Koh Tao ferry,Lomprayah (via 12Go),430,per-trip,verified,2026-09-14,https://12go.asia/en/travel/chumphon/koh-tao rate,transport-long,,Koh Samui-Koh Tao ferry,Lomprayah (via 12Go),650,per-trip,verified,2026-09-14,https://12go.asia/en/travel/koh-samui/koh-tao rate,transport-long,,Bangkok-Koh Tao bus+ferry,Lomprayah (via 12Go),710,per-trip,verified,2026-09-14,https://12go.asia/en/travel/bangkok/koh-tao rate,transport-long,,Flight DMK-Chumphon one-way,Nok Air / AirAsia (via Expedia),1225,per-trip,verified,2026-09-14,https://www.expedia.com/lp/flights/dmk/cjm/bangkok-to-chumphon rate,transport-long,,Bangkok-Koh Tao bus+ferry standard,Lomprayah (via Island Travel Koh Tao),1250,per-trip,verified,2026-09-14,https://www.islandtravelkohtao.com/joint-tickets/ferry-bus rate,transport-long,,Bangkok-Koh Tao bus+ferry,Lomprayah (via ferryadvice 2026 update),1525,per-trip,verified,2026-09-14,https://ferryadvice.com/en/reviews/vip-bus-&-ferry--lomprayah-from-bangkok-to--koh-tao-update2026 rate,transport-long,,Flight BKK-Koh Samui one-way,Bangkok Airways (via visitthailandtoday 2026-08-29),2795,per-trip,verified,2026-09-14,https://www.visitthailandtoday.com/guides/bangkok-to-koh-samui