Tip Calculator for Bangkok

Tip Calculator for Bangkok

Tipping is not obligatory in Thailand, but leaving small change or rounding up is common in casual places. Upscale restaurants and hotels usually add a 10 percent service charge, so no extra tip is expected. This page opens the tip calculator for Bangkok in Thai baht (THB) with a 5 percent tip and a bill split 4 ways.

Facts that change the answer

• Typical tip in Bangkok: 5 percent
• Service charge: Upscale restaurants usually add a 10 percent service charge plus 7 percent VAT (shown as ++).
• Tax: VAT is 7 percent.
• Currency: Thai baht (THB)

Worked example for Bangkok

A 4-person meal in Bangkok with a bill of THB 1,600.00 and a 5 percent tip comes to THB 1,680.00, or THB 420.00 each. At 10 percent the total would be THB 1,760.00. (Example bill; use your own receipt.)

Bangkok has about 5,104,476 people (GeoNames). Across the border, Yangon in Myanmar follows different habits, so check that city's page before you travel.

Quick amounts in THB at 5 percent: on THB 800.00 the tip is THB 40.00 and the total THB 840.00; on THB 1,600.00 the tip is THB 80.00 and the total THB 1,680.00; on THB 3,200.00 the tip is THB 160.00 and the total THB 3,360.00; on THB 6,400.00 the tip is THB 320.00 and the total THB 6,720.00. At 0 percent the tip on THB 1,600.00 would be THB 0.00, and at 10 percent THB 160.00.

Sources: FastBuySale editorial summary of local custom (customs vary) · GeoNames. Checked 5 November 2026. For how the maths works, see the Tip Calculator guide.