Costs of Staying on Koh Chang: What a Day, a Week and a Month Really Cost
Costs of Staying on Koh Chang: What a Day, a Week and a Month Really Cost Koh Chang has a reputation for being the affordable big island, and in broad terms that reputation is earned. It is not the cheapest island in Thailand, and it is not a place where money disappears without explanation either. What it rewards is a traveller who can tell a fair price from an inflated one, and who knows which costs are seasonal and which are fixed. The figures below are typical ranges for 2026, gathered from the island rather than from a booking site, and both the English and Thai versions describe the same island, the same prices and the same trade-offs. The honest version of the question is not "How much does Koh Chang cost?" but "How much does Koh Chang cost for the way I travel?" A solo backpacker sleeping in a fan room, eating at markets and riding a rented scooter will spend a fraction of what a family in a beachfront resort spends, and both will have had a good trip. Thi...