2012/03/04

Massage price in Asia – 2012/03/04

What's your favorite activities when you're in foreign country. Shopping? Trying local cuisine? Visiting historical ruins? How about taking massage? Here is the price list in Asia. Let’s find the cheapest country and enjoy massage as much as you want.

Indonesia and Thailand are one of the best place to take massage. It costs less than 10 USD for 1 hour. I don’t recommend Japan. It's about 75 USD. It's not a Spa, just a ordinary massage shop.

Country City Place1 Place2 Mins body leg/foot shoulder Price   Price [JPY] Price/Min Date
Indonesia Jakarta Chinese department store Massage stand in a corridor 60 x     10000 IDR 88 1.5 2011/10
Indonesia Jakarta Chinese department store Hair salon 60 x     30000 IDR 264 4.4 2011/10
Thailand Chiang Mai Hotel At guest room 60       200 THB 553 9.2 2003/1
Thailand Bangkok Skumbit Massage shop 60   x x 250 THB 667 11.1 2004/7
Indonesia Borobudur Hotel - Middle class Massage shop 60 x     100000 IDR 881 14.7 2011/10
Indonesia Jakarta Hotel - High class Massage shop 60 x     110000 IDR 969 16.2 2011/10
Thailand Bangkok Skumbit Massage shop 60 x     500 THB 1332 22.2 2004/7
China Beijing Wangfujing Massage shop 60 x     140 CNY 1862 31.0 2004/9
China Guangzhou Hotel - Middle class Massage shop 60 x     130 CNY 2036 33.9 2006/8
Thailand Don Muang Airport Massage shop 60 x     20 USD 2150 35.8 2003/12
Singapore Chinatown Chinese department store Massage shop 30   x   18 SGD 1078 35.9 2011/11
Sri Lanka Habarana   Ayurveda shop 60 x     2500 LKR 2664 44.4 2004/8
China Beijing   Massage shop 60   x   200 RMB 2860 47.7 2002/9
Singapore Orchard Chinese department store Massage shop 30   x   30 SGD 1796 59.9 2011/11
Taiwan Taipei Ximending Massage shop 40       800 NTD 3012 75.3 2002/3
Singapore Orchard Chinese department store Massage shop 30 x     50 SGD 2994 99.8 2011/11
Japan Tokyo in one of 23 wards Massage shop 60 x     6300 JPY 6300 105.0 2011/10

Note: Don't take massage too much. It can hurt you sometime. In Vietnam, I took reflexology 3 times a day then we got terrible pain on my foots in the next morning!

Note: Don't take massage when you're tired. It could hurt you sometime. In China, I took reflexology at 4am after 1 hour sleep. In the shop, I ate water melon and drunk coke in cold room due to too strong air conditioner. Right after the massage finished, we got terrible diarrhea!