Service apartment in Bangkok, monthly rent, long term: the area you still like in month eight
Searching service apartment bangkok monthly rent long term? Compare ten central areas on floor space per baht, walks and station, then book by the month.
By Jumphot Srisomsap · 27 September 2026
People searching service apartment Bangkok monthly rent long term usually want two things at once: a furnished flat that somebody else looks after, and the freedom to take it a month at a time instead of signing a year. Both are normal here. What decides whether a long stay works is rarely the building in the photographs — it is the area, because everything you notice in month eight is set by the district rather than the developer.
Month one is about the sofa and the Wi-Fi. Month eight is about the walk to the station in April, where you buy vegetables, whether there is anywhere green to sit on a Sunday, and how much floor you got for your money. Every price and distance below belongs to one of the 139 furnished homes we let by the month, so it is what a real home costs today, not a district average.
What changes when a monthly let runs for a year
Almost nothing, which is the point. The minimum stay is one calendar month, and the monthly rate is the same whether you take one month or twelve. There is no platform fee and no booking fee, so the figure quoted is the figure paid, and extending does not re-price the home.
That is the practical difference between a monthly let and a standard Thai year lease. A year lease is cheaper per month and heavier in every other way: a deposit of two months, utilities in your own name, furniture you buy and then sell, and a fixed end date you cannot move. A monthly let trades some rent for the ability to change your mind.
- One calendar month minimum, in all ten areas, and the same rate if one month becomes ten.
- Furnished throughout — bed, sofa, wardrobe, kitchen, air conditioning, Wi-Fi — so there is nothing to buy and nothing to connect in your own name.
- No platform fee and no booking fee on top of the monthly rent.
- Serviced homes carry housekeeping and linen inside the rate; a few add breakfast or a 200 Mbps line.
- Unserviced homes cost less per square metre, and a cleaner is then your own arrangement.
Space per baht: where a long stay buys the most floor
On a short stay, floor space is a luxury. On a long one it is the thing that stops a flat shrinking around you — somewhere to work that is not the end of the bed, a second bedroom for the visitors who eventually come. Bangkok prices space very unevenly across a few kilometres, and that is the single most useful number for a long stay.
| area | from | note | station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumpini | ฿85,700 | 160 m² three-bedroom at ฿119,700 — about ฿750 per m² a month | MRT Si Lom 500 m |
| Rama 4 | ฿46,600 | 180 m² serviced three-bedroom at ฿151,200 — about ฿840 per m² | BTS Phra Khanong 900 m |
| Ekkamai | ฿61,700 | 140 m² serviced two-bedroom at ฿119,700 — about ฿855 per m² | BTS Phra Khanong 750 m |
| Sathon | ฿78,100 | 140 m² three-bedroom at ฿132,300 — about ฿945 per m² | BTS Sala Daeng 850 m |
| Central Bangkok | ฿66,800 | 125 m² two-bedroom at ฿123,200 — about ฿990 per m² | BTS Chit Lom 460 m |
| Sukhumvit | ฿52,900 | 181 m² three-bedroom at ฿214,200 — about ฿1,180 per m² | BTS Nana 500 m |
| Asoke | ฿72,500 | 96 m² two-bedroom at ฿131,200 — about ฿1,370 per m² | BTS Asok 1.0 km |
| On Nut | ฿54,200 | 38 m² one-bedroom at ฿54,200 — about ฿1,430 per m² | BTS On Nut 350 m |
| Rama 9 | ฿75,600 | 52 m² studio loft at ฿75,600 — about ฿1,450 per m² | MRT Phra Ram 9 550 m |
| Thonglor | ฿51,700 | 135 m² serviced three-bedroom at ฿218,500 — about ฿1,620 per m² | BTS Thong Lo 440 m |
Read that table as two separate facts. The floor price tells you where the cheapest home in the district sits; the square-metre rate tells you what happens when you need more than a studio. Thonglor has the lowest entry rent of any area on this list at ฿51,700 for a 32 m² condo, and the most expensive space in the city once you want three bedrooms.
Lumpini and Sathon: a park, a hospital and quiet weekends
If a long stay means anything to you beyond a bed near work, this is where to start. Lumpini holds ten homes from ฿85,700 for a 55 m² one-bedroom by the park, and the space above that is remarkable value: a 130 m² two-bedroom at ฿107,100, a 160 m² three-bedroom at ฿119,700, and an 88 m² penthouse with a city view at ฿112,100 — all of them 500 metres from MRT Si Lom and 700 from BTS Sala Daeng.
The trade is that Lumpini is the least serviced of the central areas: expect a front desk and a building team rather than housekeeping inside the rate. The compensation is the park itself, which on a long stay turns out to be worth more than a lobby — it is where people run at six in the morning and where the city stops being loud. The homes on the Lumpini side sit within walking distance of it.
Sathon is the same half of town with the service switched on. Eight homes from ฿78,100 for a pet-friendly one-bedroom, ฿88,200 for a serviced one-bedroom, ฿90,700 for a pet-friendly full-service unit, and ฿170,100 for a full-service apartment 850 metres from BTS Sala Daeng. Space is cheap by central standards — a 140 m² three-bedroom is ฿132,300 — and the offices, hospitals and embassies are on your doorstep rather than a commute away.
On a one-month stay you pay for the location. On a year, you pay for the square metres — and the two shortlists rarely contain the same flat.
Rama 4, Ekkamai and On Nut: the cheaper end that holds up
Long stays are where the eastern end of the Sukhumvit line earns its keep. Rama 4 is the clearest case: six homes, every one with housekeeping in the rate, from ฿46,600 for a studio, then ฿65,500 and ฿68,000 for 70 m² one-bedrooms, ฿107,100 for a 120 m² two-bedroom and ฿151,200 for a 180 m² serviced three-bedroom. All of them are 900 metres from BTS Phra Khanong, which is a ten-minute walk you will do in the heat, so try it once before you commit to a year of it.
Ekkamai is the quieter version of Thonglor's street and the place to look if you have a dog. Seven homes from ฿61,700 for a 49 m² serviced studio, 80 m² and 94 m² serviced flats at ฿88,200, and a 140 m² serviced two-bedroom at ฿119,700 — the most floor space with housekeeping anywhere on this line. The pet-friendly building nearer BTS Ekkamai runs ฿91,800 for a studio, ฿107,700 for a one-bedroom and ฿153,700 for a two-bedroom.
| area | from | note | station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rama 4 | ฿46,600 | Studio with housekeeping; 70 m² one-bedroom ฿65,500; 120 m² two-bedroom ฿107,100 | BTS Phra Khanong 900 m |
| Thonglor | ฿51,700 | 32 m² condo; 37 m² studio ฿73,700; 57 m² one-bedroom with balcony ฿94,500 | BTS Thong Lo 1.4 km |
| Sukhumvit | ฿52,900 | 35–40 m² studios off Soi 71; 50 m² one-bedroom ฿70,600; 75 m² two-bedroom ฿105,800 | BTS Sukhumvit line |
| On Nut | ฿54,200 | 38 m² one-bedroom; serviced two-bedroom ฿60,500; serviced three-bedroom ฿103,300 | BTS On Nut 350 m |
| Ekkamai | ฿61,700 | 49 m² serviced studio; 80 m² serviced one-bedroom ฿88,200; 140 m² two-bedroom ฿119,700 | BTS Phra Khanong 750 m |
On Nut is the cheapest way to stay on the line with a proper local neighbourhood around you — four homes from ฿54,200 for a 38 m² one-bedroom 350 metres from the station, a serviced two-bedroom at ฿60,500, a serviced three-bedroom at ฿103,300, and a serviced home one stop further out at ฿56,700. Fewer imported groceries, more market, and a rent that leaves room for flights home.
Thonglor, Asoke and Central Bangkok: paying for the walk
These three are where a long stay costs the most per square metre, and where the money buys minutes rather than rooms. In Thonglor, a 45 m² executive studio 440 metres from BTS Thong Lo is ฿97,750, a 60 m² one-bedroom ฿126,500 and a 95 m² two-bedroom ฿172,500; a 32 m² condo 1.4 kilometres out is ฿51,700. Same district, and almost the entire difference is the walk and the service.
Asoke suits people whose long stay is really a job. Thirteen homes from ฿72,500 for a 43 m² studio with a desk, a 76 m² serviced one-bedroom on a 200 Mbps line at ฿138,600 and an 89 m² serviced two-bedroom at ฿201,600, the last two 450 metres from the BTS–MRT interchange. The lakeside cluster behind Benchakitti Park is the calmer half: an 84 m² two-bedroom at ฿120,700, a 96 m² at ฿131,200, a 120 m² three-bedroom at ฿199,500.
Central Bangkok — Chit Lom, Phloen Chit, Sala Daeng — is the shortest commute in the city to almost everywhere, and the park-view block by BTS Chit Lom is the sensible long-stay entry: a 72 m² one-bedroom at ฿90,600, a 100 m² two-bedroom at ฿114,700, 110 m² at ฿120,800 and 125 m² at ฿123,200, every one inside 460 metres of the station. Twenty-seven homes in all, from ฿66,800 for a serviced 80 m² two-bedroom. What a serviced rate includes building by building is set out in our guide to serviced apartment rates in Bangkok.
Four hundred metres from the station instead of 1.4 kilometres is roughly fifteen minutes of your day, twice a day, for however many months you stay. Price it honestly before you decide it is not worth the rent.
Sukhumvit and Rama 9: two long stays for different reasons
Sukhumvit is the widest choice we hold — thirty homes, from ฿52,900 for a 35 m² or 40 m² studio off Soi 71, up through a 50 m² one-bedroom at ฿70,600 and a 75 m² two-bedroom at ฿105,800 on the same soi. The Nana cluster 500 metres from the station is where the genuinely large flats are: 105 m² at ฿163,800, 150 m² at ฿189,000, 181 m² at ฿214,200. Families who want three bedrooms and a short walk tend to end up here.
Rama 9 is the MRT answer, and a narrow one: five homes from ฿75,600 for a 52 m² studio loft, a one-bedroom at ฿151,200 around 600 metres from MRT Phra Ram 9, a 90 m² two-bedroom at ฿182,700 and a 123 m² three-bedroom at ฿277,200. It makes sense if your office or your hospital is out at that interchange and nowhere else.
The month-eight test
Bangkok makes kilometres meaningless and rail lines decisive, so settle the line before the soi. Asoke, Thonglor, Ekkamai, On Nut, Sukhumvit and the Rama 4 homes sit on the BTS Sukhumvit line; Sathon, Lumpini and part of Central Bangkok are on the Silom line; Asoke, Rama 9 and the Sala Daeng side are on the MRT. Both operators publish current maps, fares and first and last trains — the BTS Skytrain and the MRT underground — and half an hour with both maps saves weeks of regret.
- Ask for the walk in metres, not "near BTS". Three hundred metres and 1.4 kilometres are different lives in April.
- Work out the square-metre rate before you compare two flats: rent divided by floor area sorts a long shortlist in minutes.
- Ask what the rate includes — housekeeping how often, linen, breakfast, internet speed — and what a cleaner would cost separately if it does not.
- Walk the area on a Saturday night as well as a Tuesday morning. Thonglor and Lumpini are different places at eleven in the evening.
- Check the supermarket, the nearest clinic and somewhere green within walking distance. On a long stay these matter more than the pool.
- Raise pets before you shortlist: that is decided building by building, and in practice means Ekkamai or Sathon.
One thing a rental company cannot settle for you is how long you are allowed to stay. That depends on your nationality and how you enter, the rules change, and the Thai Immigration Bureau is the only source worth relying on. The housing side is simpler: one calendar month, furnished, no booking fee, extend as you go.
If you are still weighing districts rather than buildings, read where to live in Bangkok first and come back with a station in mind. Then set your ceiling, decide how many square metres a year of your life needs, and tell us the month you land — the shortlist for a long stay is usually three flats, not thirty.
Frequently asked questions
Can I rent a service apartment in Bangkok month by month for a long stay?
Yes. The minimum is one calendar month, and the same monthly rate applies whether you stay one month or twelve, so a long stay is simply a series of months at the price you agreed. There is no platform fee and no booking fee, and nothing is re-priced when you extend.
Is a monthly let more expensive than a one-year Bangkok lease?
Per month, yes. A year lease is cheaper but comes with a two-month deposit, utility accounts in your own name, furniture to buy and a fixed end date. A monthly let is furnished, serviced where stated, and can be extended or ended without renegotiating, which is what most people are paying the difference for.
Which Bangkok area gives a long stay the most space for the money?
Lumpini, on current homes: a 160 m² three-bedroom at ฿119,700 a month works out around ฿750 per square metre, 500 metres from MRT Si Lom. Rama 4 is next at roughly ฿840 per square metre for a 180 m² serviced three-bedroom at ฿151,200, then Ekkamai at about ฿855 for a 140 m² serviced two-bedroom at ฿119,700.
What is the cheapest long-term apartment for rent in central Bangkok?
Rama 4, at ฿46,600 a month for a furnished studio with housekeeping and Wi-Fi, 900 metres from BTS Phra Khanong. After that come Thonglor at ฿51,700 for a 32 m² condo, Sukhumvit at ฿52,900 for a 35–40 m² studio off Soi 71, and On Nut at ฿54,200 for a 38 m² one-bedroom 350 metres from the station.
Which areas are best if I will be working in Bangkok all year?
Asoke if your office is on Sukhumvit — thirteen homes from ฿72,500, including serviced flats on a 200 Mbps line 450 metres from the BTS–MRT interchange. Sathon or Central Bangkok if you work on the Silom side, from ฿78,100 and ฿66,800. Rama 9 only if your office is at that interchange, since five homes is a narrow choice.
Can I arrange a long-term monthly apartment before I arrive in Thailand?
That is the usual way. Tell us the month you land, roughly how many months you want, your budget and the station you need to be near, and the home is furnished and ready on the day you walk in. Viewing in person first is possible, but nothing is held for you while you look.
