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How can you pay electricity and water bills in Thailand without a bank account?
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Feb 3, 2026
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How do you pay electricity and water bills without a bank account?
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How do you pay electricity and water bills without a bank account?
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You can pay your electricity and water bills in Thailand without a bank account by using cash at convenience stores like 7/11 or at your condo's office. The TrueMoney app allows you to top up with cash and pay bills through your phone. Additionally, some users mentioned that payments can be made via Lazada for a small fee. If you have a foreign credit card, you might also use apps like MEA for electricity payments. In some cases, you can have your landlord pay the bills in exchange for cash.
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Erdem ********
There's a water office in Nathon if you want.
Marc ********
7 eleven
Wai ***********
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Klaus ********
Go to kasikorn bank. I just saw a clip about a prepaid debit card. There you can top up money and connect with an app. Then you can use the card for withdrawal, payment and the app for pay with QR code.
Urs ********
Pay your bill at every 7Eleven or at Big C, or pay it at the next PEA office.
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Anonymous ******************
Lezada
Jøana *********
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by cash 👍🏻👍🏻Wylie *******
Can pay both through Lazada using a credit card.
Michael **********
711.
Ivan *********
Pay as you go meters
Min *******
My agent pay for me. You can add it to the rent and let landlord and agent do it for you.
Luke ********
Using truemoney
Anonymous ******************
What’s this have to do with DTV 🤣
Culpepper *******
Can at 7-11, tops, etc I pay in cash to my condo agent. She shares the bills with me to show me she’s not ripping me off. So I pay maid, internet, electricity, and water. Waiting on her right now.
One of the owners (husband/wife) is a celebrity here in Thailand and are very fair to me. I also pay my rent far in advance 😂 no I won’t say who she is but will say she is very nice & I had no idea months later & asked my condo agent to confirm.
I use Wise to pay my rent.
One of the owners (husband/wife) is a celebrity here in Thailand and are very fair to me. I also pay my rent far in advance 😂 no I won’t say who she is but will say she is very nice & I had no idea months later & asked my condo agent to confirm.
I use Wise to pay my rent.
Olga ******
I think for electricity you can go to the bank or 7-11 and pay cash. I know it was possible couple years ago
Brian *********
Cash at 711 for electricity. Most condos you can pay cash for water at the office.
Anonymous ******************
Mea can be paid at any 711. Water is through your juristic office
Anonymous ******************
I’ve rented several houses now and I just pay my landlord thru Wise the rent usually with water cus that’s always been a set rate per person then the electric at the end of the month.
Jef ********
Lazada
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Jalyn *******
7-11 naka
Markus *******************
Easy by
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Robin *********
I personally have somebody else pay it 😁 quite cheap too
George *******
@Robin ********
Mr too these days, my Thai partner pays all the bills. All I have to pay for is beer, some food, petrol etc.Reply to
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George *******
I used to go to the water companies office in Udon Thani once a month to pay my water bill in cash. Same with electricity, went to the power companies office to pay cash.
James ********
Both at
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with cashCee *******
We pay in cash at Tops
Dmitry ********
You can pay with your credit or debit card through Lazada .
Nina ********
Easiest is to have someone with local bank account pay for you and give them cash. Be sure and get a screenshot of the paid screen.
Derek *****
But then you may as well go to 711 or Tesco to pay at the counter. But both are pretty easy ways :-)
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Anonymous ******************
Get a wise account pay on Lazada app cost 5 baht easy
Anonymous ******************
7-!! accepts payment
Paige **********
True Money. Just register on the app. 1st they will ask for your passport, then you will need to apply for the advanced features by uploading a picture of your DTV visa and photo of your DTV stamp. Make sure you send a picture of both pages in your passport, not just the stamp, because they will kick it back. Once you do that, you should be able to scan like a local. Unless something has changed since September, you should be approved in 1-3 days.
Maksym ***********
Lazada, shopee, true money,
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Waqar ********
We don't pay. Mostly landlords pay.
Rahyan **********
@Waqar *******
longterm contract, we have to pay at least the electricity.Reply to
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Steve *******
You can use cardstp pay tour electric bill in the PEA smart app, pay with Linepay, TrueMoney, or pay at 7-11.
Tour water vill depends on your condo/juristic office rules.
Tour water vill depends on your condo/juristic office rules.
Ethan ******
You can usually pay at the office of your apartment/condo or at
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Paul *********
No unhelpful comments 😅
Good luck with that.
Seriously though you can pay your electricity bill with cash at a
I think there are also places to pay the water too
Good luck with that.
Seriously though you can pay your electricity bill with cash at a
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.I think there are also places to pay the water too
Søren ***********
7 - 11
Michelle **************
Moreta pay once Lazada decided to block all of my cards!
Lee ********
7.11. With cash. If you have a Thai freind maybe they would let you put cash in there bank and them pay it
Martin *******
You can also pay bills on lazada, they charge 5 baht per transaction
Jack ********
The water bill can be paid directly at the water authority office. They only accept cash. I pay my electric bill with cash at
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.Chris *****
Electric bill with a Debit card on Lazada
Nev *******
7 or 11 dending on day of the week its due
Parnnaree **************
All counters service sign with cash
Lotus
Big C
Lotus
Big C
Empathetic**********
7-11
James *********
Download true money app
Kemi *****
cash ，
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or true moneyJesper *******
True money wallet.....you top up with cash at 7-11 and pay your bills using the app
Danny *********
Cash In > Gcash
Jake ****
But you have a bank account, it is not a Thai one, but does it matter?
Sam ******
Cash
Michael ***********
You can pay by foreign card through the MEA app. I believe you can also do it for water.
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always works too.Reply to
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