Short term rental in Pattaya: the price of 6, 3 or 1 month
Short term rental in Pattaya: what a 6, 3 or 1 month lease costs against a one-year lease, from 114 listings that gave both rents on November 2, 2026.
Published on 7 min readData as of November 2, 2026
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Short term rental in Pattaya: what the listings say
How much more does a six-month lease cost in Pattaya than a one-year lease? Most listings give a single rent and a minimum lease. Some publish a price grid: one rent for a year, another for six months, sometimes one for three months or for one month. Those are the ones we counted. On November 2, 2026 at 10:19 (Thailand time), RENT KHA reads 2,074 listings online in Pattaya and its surroundings. 1,476 state a minimum lease, and 1,254 of them ask for 12 months, or 85%. The minimum is 6 months in 81 listings, and 3 months or less in 137.
We reread the summaries of every listing online and kept those giving at least two rents for two different lease lengths: 114 listings, posted between October 16 and November 2, 2026. Several describe the same unit (same building, same size, same floor), from one or several posters. Once grouped, 94 units remain, 91 of them condos. The count is a minimum: a grid that the listing summary does not repeat is not in it.
The result has no exception: in all 94 units, the short lease costs more per month than the one-year lease. These grids come mostly from listings open to short leases: of the 81 listings with a 6-month minimum, 63 also show a lower rent for a one-year lease (78%). A listing that only mentions 12 months does not say what a shorter lease would cost; these grids give the order of magnitude.
6 month rental in Pattaya: how much more than a one-year lease
77 units give both a yearly rent and a rent for 6 months. The median gap between the two is ฿2,000 a month, or 12.5% above the yearly rent; for half of the units it falls between 9% and 17%. The round figure dominates: 34 of the 77 units ask exactly ฿2,000 more. Over a six-month stay, the median gap adds up to ฿12,000 in total.
In baht, the gap grows with the rent; as a percentage, it shrinks. For a yearly rent of ฿10,000 or less (12 units), the median gap is ฿2,000, or 20%. Between ฿10,000 and ฿20,000 (29 units), it stays at ฿2,000, or 13%. Between ฿20,000 and ฿30,000 (25 units), it rises to ฿3,000, or 10%. Above ฿30,000 (11 units), it reaches ฿5,000, or 9%.
The smallest gap is ฿500: a 40 m² one-bedroom on the 2nd floor of Laguna Beach Resort 1, at ฿9,500 on a yearly lease and ฿10,000 for 6 months. The largest, ฿20,000, is for a 420 m² pool villa, at ฿130,000 a year and ฿150,000 for 6 months. By number of bedrooms, the median gap is ฿2,000 for studios (14 units) and one-bedrooms (39), and ฿3,000 for two-bedrooms (12).
| Yearly rent | Units | Median gap | In % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ฿10,000 or less | 12 | +฿2,000 | +20% |
| ฿10,000 to ฿20,000 | 29 | +฿2,000 | +13% |
| ฿20,000 to ฿30,000 | 25 | +฿3,000 | +10% |
| Above ฿30,000 | 11 | +฿5,000 | +9% |
Rentals with a lease of 6 months or less
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3 month or one-month lease: the gap climbs
28 units give a rent for 3 months (or “1 to 3 months”) next to the yearly rent. The median gap rises to ฿5,000 a month, or 27% more, and ranges from ฿2,000 to ฿20,000 a month depending on the unit. Over a three-month stay, that is ฿15,000 more in total, at the median.
24 units show the full ladder, one year, six months and three months: their median rents are ฿16,000, ฿18,000 and ฿20,000 a month. At Lumpini Park Beach Jomtien, a 30 m² one-bedroom on the 10th floor costs ฿9,000 on a yearly lease, ฿12,000 for 6 months and ฿15,000 for 3 months. At The Grand AD, in Jomtien, a 26 m² one-bedroom on the 20th floor: ฿14,000, ฿16,000 and ฿18,000. At The Panora Pattaya, in Pratumnak, a 35 m² unit on the 11th floor: ฿27,000, ฿30,000 and ฿35,000. At The Peak Towers, a 48 m² corner one-bedroom on the 21st floor: ฿22,000, ฿29,500 and ฿37,000.
For one month, the sample is small: only 11 units give a monthly rent next to the yearly rent. The median gap there is ฿4,500 a month (41%), from ฿2,000 to ฿12,000. These are not the same units as for three months, which explains a lower median gap. At City Center Residence, in Central Pattaya, a 25 m² studio on the 3rd floor rents for ฿9,000 on a yearly lease, ฿10,000 for 6 months, ฿12,000 for 3 months and ฿13,000 for one month. At Seven Seas Côte d’Azur, in Jomtien: ฿11,000, ฿12,000, ฿16,000 and ฿18,000. At Copacabana Beach Jomtien, a 29 m² one-bedroom on the 7th floor goes from ฿18,000 on a yearly lease to ฿30,000 by the month, and ฿40,000 from December.
These listings talk in months, never in nights. In Thailand, renting a place for less than 30 days in principle falls under the hotel law, and many buildings ban nightly rentals in their rules. 101 listings online accept a one-month lease; none goes shorter.
Rentals with a lease of 3 months or less
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Jomtien, Pratumnak: where to find a 6-month rent
Jomtien publishes almost half of these grids: 42 of the 94 units, ahead of Pratumnak (13), Na Jomtien (7), Central Pattaya (5) and Wongamat (5); 17 units have no area in the listing. For 6 months, the median gap is ฿2,000 in Jomtien (35 units) and ฿3,000 in Pratumnak (12 units), where the median yearly rent of these units is also higher: ฿23,500, against ฿15,000 in Jomtien.
Practices differ from one building to the next. At Copacabana Beach Jomtien, the 4 units that give a 6-month rent all ask ฿2,000 more. At Lumpini Park Beach Jomtien, the gap ranges from ฿1,000 to ฿5,000 across 5 units. At The Peak Towers, in Pratumnak, the 5 units ask from ฿3,000 to ฿7,500 more for 6 months.
These grids come from agents for 42 units, from owners for 11, and from posters who do not say who they are for 41. The median 6-month gap does not change from one group to another: ฿2,000 with agents (37 units), with owners (7) and with the others (33).
Reading a listing that shows several rents
When a listing gives several rents, RENT KHA uses the one-year rent for sorting and price filters: that is the case for all 114 listings. The “Minimum lease” filter, on the other hand, follows the shortest term: 110 of these listings appear under “≤ 6 months”, and the other 4 state no minimum lease. A listing at ฿13,000 a year and ฿15,000 for 6 months therefore appears under “≤ 6 months”, sorted at ฿13,000. The summary on the listing page repeats the rents by term.
If you are aiming for six months, a 12-month listing does not close the door: it simply does not say what a shorter lease would cost. The published grids give the order of magnitude to ask about, ฿2,000 more a month in 34 cases out of 77. Ask before the viewing, and have the agreed rent and term written into the lease.
The deposit follows the term too. For a one-year lease, the most common practice is two months’ rent plus the first month paid in advance; for a short lease, often one month. Whatever the term, the owner must report a foreign tenant to immigration (form TM30).
On RENT KHA, the “Minimum lease” filter offers ≤ 3 months, ≤ 6 months and ≤ 12 months, and any search can be saved as an alert. Access, at ฿75 a month instead of ฿100, lets you message the poster directly, shows the contacts they published and opens email alerts; Professional, at ฿150 instead of ฿200, also sends every matching new listing to Telegram and features one property a month for anyone renting out their own. The Market page gives, area by area, the share of leases of 3 months or less, 4 to 6 months and 7 months or more.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a 6-month lease cost in Pattaya compared with a year?
In the 77 units whose listing gave both rents on November 2, 2026, the 6-month lease costs a median of ฿2,000 more per month, or 12.5%; 34 of these 77 units ask exactly ฿2,000 more.
Can you rent for 3 months in Pattaya, and at what price?
Yes: 137 listings accept a lease of 3 months or less. In the 28 units that give a 3-month rent and a yearly rent, the median gap is ฿5,000 a month, or 27%.
Is a one-month lease much more expensive?
In the 11 units that give both rents, the median gap is ฿4,500 a month (41%), from ฿2,000 to ฿12,000. The sample is small: it is an order of magnitude. Below 30 days, renting in principle falls under the hotel law.
Which rent does RENT KHA use when a listing gives several?
Sorting and price filters use the one-year rent, for all 114 listings concerned; the “Minimum lease” filter uses the shortest term offered, and the summary on the listing page gives the grid.