Business district with embassies. Mix of offices, condos, parks. Good for professionals.



A one-bedroom in Silom-Sathorn rents for about ฿25,000 - ฿45,000/month — a very safe area (safety 5/5), roughly 10 minutes from Bangkok center by BTS.
Commute to Center
10 min
BTS
Safety Rating
5/5
Very SafeVibe
Monthly rent in THB (฿). First-hand contracts come straight from the landlord or housing company. Second-hand contracts are sublets, and they usually cost more.
| Apartment Size | First-Hand Rent | Second-Hand Rent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Bedroom | ฿20,000 - ฿38,000/mo | ฿25,000 - ฿45,000/mo |
| 2 Bedrooms | ฿35,000 - ฿60,000/mo | ฿42,000 - ฿70,000/mo |
| 3 Bedrooms | ฿50,000 - ฿90,000/mo | ฿60,000 - ฿105,000/mo |
Within AffordWhere's Bangkok dataset, a one-bedroom here averages about ฿35,000/month — roughly 9% above the city median, and mid-priced of the 5 areas we track. Two-bedrooms run ฿42,000 - ฿70,000/month and three-bedrooms ฿60,000 - ฿105,000/month on second-hand contracts. At 10 minutes to the center by BTS, it sits closer to the center than most Bangkok areas in the set. On safety it rates 5/5, around the middle in the city. Based on its rent, commute, and the business, parks, central tags, it may suit families and longer-term renters who want space.
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Rent figures reflect official statistics compiled January 2026. See data sources.
OpenStreetMap maps เซนต์หลุยส์ as the nearest metro stop, สวนสาธารณะคลองช่องนนทรี as nearby green space and CJ as the nearest supermarket around the Silom-Sathorn reference point. A school and a pharmacy are also mapped within walking distance. It also shows a large number of cafés and restaurants mapped within about 700m of that point.
Amenity data from OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). The extracted amenity dataset is published under the same license.
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