By the way, if you're someone that plans on travelling to Thailand (or looking to move over here), this is the insurance that both Adam & I use for coverage. It's nice and easy to sign up and is affordable compared to many of the other options out there. Definitely worth checking out if you're looking for a solid option... bit.ly/41cDmsd
@@dutchylondon it doesn't. It's high end by every metric. It's quadruple the 450USD monthly minimum salary for company workers - and most vendors, artisans, migrant or physical labor workers earn even less. All I needed to see is the 20,000THB apartment to see this is a white guy choosing to live in the foreigner-dense areas of Bangkok where rates are the most inflated in the country. Of course there's apartments at 200,000 but that's one for a million 2,000THB apartments. It's much more reasonable to consider 500USD what you can live on, and thrive if you share an apartment. Really, people like me or non-"INTER" thais should be making those videos but we just don't bother
@@captainLoknar Correct, I have lived in Bkk for ฿15,000 a month and had everything I wanted. BUT you need to speak the language and live with the locals which most of these guys have no concept of.
Only if you live like a Thai, and that is difficult for a farang and not comfortable for the big majority of potential new-comers, that this video is aimed at. 1500 -2000 USD minimum. Let's be realistic here.
@@AsiaTropic language will slow you down. and, living with the locals I think you're right it's a problem every city even without the language barrier, will have all the expensive avenues in prime real estate blocking the view. Like in Siam Square, 20 meters from the siam bts there's a semi-hidden, crammed between buildings food court never seen a foreigner or dek-inter eat there but the prices are 30-40 same as any other bkk area. That's where middle wage thais get their lunch. There should be a video on recognising patterns to find the places behind the hotels and away from the noise, and the westernized shopping malls - also where to find the temporary fairs which have a different vibe - maybe joining a temple festival or ceremony is your thing then you eat for free lol
I live in the very outskirts of Bangkok with my Thai wife and son. Soon the new BTS lines will make it easy to go downtown from where we live. We have little expenses (house owned) except for the tuition fees for the international school of my son. For those people with children remember that good education is very expensive in Thailand.
The last part is really true. Many thai send there children to study abroad, I heard its cheaper than to study at international school here. I have not done any research on this, but have you considered that option? Also english program is quite okay for the price, I had graduated from English program in public school; it only cost around 40,000 Baht per semester.
I am wondering why people choose to permanently live in a developing country like Thailand if it costs such a quite high sum of money ($1750 a month is really a lot for an average Thai and even for many foreigners) and it even does not include healthcare, schools, etc. Yet the Thai king himself chooses to live in Germany for most of the year and he knows why, for sure. No wonder, in Germany you can have also very decent life for $1750 a month per person including healthcare, high quality schools, low corruption, low pollution, clean streets and working services, etc. Sure, you don't get the cheap street food in Germany like in Thailand, but it is because of the high hygienic standards there. Cooking regular dishes in a street stall that barely stands without running water and no drain pipe with ingredients of unknown origin is simply illegal there for a reason. Thailand is obviously only a choice for those wealthy people who for some reason are not allowed to live in a developed country because of strict rules for checking of the origin of their finances...
Education and especially how Thai families think about taking extra classes (English lessons 7K THB a month for couple hours a week on a Sunday) for 6 or even 7 days a week on top of normal tuition fees, is indeed truly expensive. Love to hear your story interviewed. Perhaps Chris a family view vid?
Im living in Pattaya Thailand. Plush 35 sq meter condo on 6-mo lease w/lagoon pool & full gym, fully furnished w/sheets & dishes, TV and 3 blocks from beach. Food + some frequent alcohol & greens! All for $1200.usd per month. My retirement income is 1730.usd/mo Balance goes to savings, future travel, visa & medical as needed😎
SawasD ka Chris, I sincerely appreciate this, my goal is to retire in Thailand with my wife using my retirement and social security at the tender age of 62. Best people I have ever met are Thai, I pray that the world will be safe and secure when it's my time. The food and fresh fruit I have ever had is there in Thailand. Kop kun ka Chris P.S. We already have a condo in central BKK, so this is a big plus.
Aloha, I live also in the Asoke area. My living budget is about $4500.00 which includes a driver, maid, my girlfriend and going out twice a week to some of the best restaurants in Bangkok.... That standard of living would cost 10k per month in Honolulu. I have been to over 100 countries and Thailand is far the best place to live... The people, the food and the vibes are like Hawaii.
Boy, that sounds like a lot, $4500 USD but it sounds like you’re living the baller’s life, driver, maid, girlfriend (a must, for sure 😉) and going out to eat several times a week. I assume that includes, rent, utilities, insurance? and other necessities? I would love to have a cook for a couple of days a week because I really don’t enjoy that aspect.
Hi Chris, you helped convince me. About 10 years ago, I decided I wanted to retire in a foreign country. Maybe Mexico, Peru, Hong Kong or the Philippines but after following some of your videos, I chose Thailand. I arrived here in March of this year and I'm still in the process of getting settled but so for I'm very happy with my decision. Thanks for all of the information that you have provided for us.
On your recommendation, I spent the day at the Central World Mall. Had a blast but I gotta go back a couple of more times just to see everything, eat all the food and cover all eight floors. I'm 78, haven't been able yo find any health insurance at my age. Head'in out to Burger-Box on my next trip.
@@kam7800hi there.why would you say that?I’ve been to Thailand for a few weeks couple years ago, and could really see myself living there, so much that I’ve slowly been planning towards it since then, but recently (mostly due to the more English-friendly locals and lifestyle) discovered that the Philippines should also be an option to consider, despite being more under-developed amongst other things in comparison to Thailand. I’m planning to go visit Thailand (again) and Philippines in January for a few months to get a real feel for both and hopefully that will help me make my decision. I’m just curious about what made you say PH was a disaster, maybe it could be helpful for me or others. Thanks in advance
Yeah, yesterday I ate Thai noodle for midday. That incredible less than 30 B(0.82 US Dollar) a bow and free of cold water. That I mean it was appeared in ISAAN of Thailand. This is a good sides of ISAAN. It s Cools!
Around 1700- 2000 USD is the proper expense to live well in Thailand and the tip is find the nice condo near bts or mrt line not in the central Bkk, you can get it just only 10,000 bath and still easy to access everywhere in Bkk
Thank you for this video. I am moving to Thailand soon. When I am on my 3 week vacations YES I go out and party everynight. It will definitely be one night a week if I live there 👍 The costs will go down slightly over time because you learn where all the local bargains are for clothes food etc .
As I get ready to rent my new place in South Pattaya, I've given myself a $1800/month budget. My rent is half his and my condo will be 45m2, so more money for other leisure activities. I had the same budget when living in BKK pre COVID, so he's bang on. Great video!
@@kippsguitar6539 I have a place (Airbnb mostly) in Spain, Los Alcázares. And yes, in certain parts of Spain living is extremely cheap but It's still not Thailand.
@@kippsguitar6539 I used to go to Spain. My ex is Spanish. Spain is not that CHEAP! Cheap for USA citizens but not as cheap as Thailand. And you can’t use Spain’s rural cost of living. You need to use MADRID cost of living!!
these few years Bangkok is expanding a lot of mass rapid transit system network.Two new monorail lines (Yellow and Pink) are nearly complete and will start operating in few months.
Iam retired from massachusetts state police with 26 yrs in.i could live like a king on my 3800$ a month...what the hell iam I doing in tax a chusetts...
Well, to make it short, here is an article out of yesterday’s newspaper regarding just the rent in the Vancouver area: “In Vancouver last month, rent for an average one-bedroom apartment clocked in at $2,418, up almost 20 per cent year over year. “ If you add food to that list, considering that prices have risen drastically over the last few month, you can imagine that life in Canada is very different here. Most people can’t afford to pay much attention to the fun parts of life anymore, but are rather forced to think on how to pay next month rent. For many it is one or the other. Either you pay for rent or you pay for food. Sad but true.
Vancouver is so exceptionally expensive because it is a getaway place for shady Asian money. If Canada had such strict rules for foreign ownership and foreigner naturalization as Thailand has, living in Vancouver would be even cheaper than in Bangkok, for sure, because it is a cold inhospitable land. It is all about politics and politicians...
Pretty much the same story here in Australia, younger generations are priced out of the housing market so we rent and now interest rates are going up home owners are passing that cost on to renters pushing it up even more, im probably going to move to Thailand next year its not sustainable to live in most of the west any more one blow out of the budget and you are set back months
@@Kektamusprime Here is what I found in the paper 2 days ago regarding: Rent prices Canada's housing market is cooling as rates rise. But rents have never been hotter “In Vancouver last month, rent for an average one-bedroom apartment clocked in at $2,418, up almost 20 per cent year over year. “ See you in Thailand !!
For me this is one of the most useful and entertaining cost of living in Thailand videos I have watched. I will be living in Buriram and paying a mortgage on a 3 bed house, approx £300 /.month. Running a fortuner car will be about £100 / month but other costs will be far cheaper than Bangkok. 21 degree C is my setting but then I am from tropical London. I will be using Teenee when I am in Thailand. Cheers
As a Canadian Expat originally from Toronto, I’ve lived in Phuket since 1997, when not commuting to/from work in Abu Dhabi. I’ve been retired from the cockpit since 2020 due to C19. (I am/was a pilot and remain un-Vax’d) I very rarely ever eat out at restaurants and choose to cook at home. The ‘ol Charcoal Weber BBQ gets used 2-3 times per week. Shopping at MAKRO or BigC, I can get 1 1/2” Pork Chops for about 90B each. With a Baked Potato and some Veggies on the side…. A good BBQ’d dinner is around 200B. I also have the Weber Wok for my BBQ for Asian/Thai cooks. Other nights I’ll BBQ a Pizza using some apple wood chips. A large 750ml beer from MAKRO/BigC for when I’m grilling is 52B ea. Fuel for the car is now getting expensive. Last week 95 octane was 55B / liter, so the once leisurely drives around the island with my dog are now much fewer. Electrical Bills from PEA (Provincial Electrical Authority) have been averaging 2,400/Mo, however I’m now in the process of installing a Solar Grid-Tie Inverter (GTI) system (No Batteries) Expected Return On Investment is Approx 30-36 months averaging a -33% monthly reduction in electrical bills. I “own” my home here in Phuket (300sqm) with my name in the Yellow Book Tambian Baan and have Thai I.D. (Pink Card) both of which are great “supporting” documents when it comes to dealing with Thai Immigration and other officials. My Visa is a 10yr O-X, issued in Oct 2019 by the Thai Embassy in Abu Dhabi. Food for my Golden Retriever is the same as feeding another person in the house. She likes her BBQ’d Fish Stir Fry….. and often eats better than I do. Overall….. for a Canadian Expat retired to this rock, I’ve been averaging around 7,000B per week for essentials. I keep a written record of daily expenses on a desk calendar. Health Insurance (Not included in my monthly expenses above) is the CIGNA “Close Care Policy” that covers you in the country that issued your Passport, along with one (1) other country where you spend most of your time and are considered domiciled. CIGNA have an international office in Dubai. I do not recommend anyone in their 60’s taking out a policy signed here inside T’land as most all policies will only cover you up to a maximum age of 70yrs. Always, always read the small print. Before arriving in Phuket back in ‘97, I travelled throughout the Caribbean looking for an island home. Haven’t been back to the Caribbean since…. There are worse places to be…. Especially come January and February each year…..
thank you for sharing,,,,, as another Canadian now living in Thailand after years of commuting between AUH/BKK as you .... so good not to shovel snow.... best feeling is having a nap in hammock with a seabreeze..... life is good
@@rgasta7765 From 1996 thru 2020 I was employed as a pilot flying helicopters for the government in Abu Dhabi. Mostly offshore oil with some VIP type work thrown in. I would spend 2 months in Abu Dhabi at work and then have 1 month “Off”. I was provided a free airline ticket anywhere worldwide I chose to live during my time-off. Getting to/from the Caribbean was a painful task and would take at least 2-3 days of travel each way. That’s 4 days out of my very valuable “time-off”. Not to mention the jet-lag. Travel between Abu Dhabi/Phuket was a single 6 hour flight (2 movies and breakfast) on a 777 across only 3 time zones…… It was an easy commute. As far as Phuket is concerned, I initially lived aboard my yacht for the first few years. I eventually got bored with that and built a house.
Great content! The budget of 1750 dollar per month you are living very very well in BKK thats high end in my opinion. I lived in BKK for 5-6 years and I would say I lived well and had a good time for approximately 800-1100 Dollars per month. That includes stuff you mentioned in the video. Accomodation fee 12k baht per month for a studio at Ekkamai area Utility fees around 2.5-3.5k per month depends on the price of the electricity (includes phone, internet and tv) Food (breakfast, lunch and dinner) fee around 6-9k baht per month. basically around 200-300 bath per day, although I didnt spend that amount everyday. but I was eating well with that budget. Night out fees, this really depends on where you go and how many days, but when I went out, i averaged around 1k to 2k baht per night. I would assume 6 night out per month that would cost around 8k, keep in mind, I went to local night clubs that was hot at the time. but if I would have gone for a beer or a bar, the fees would definitely decrease significantly. Travel around in bts,. At the time i spent around 1k per month but it really depends how often you use BTS skytrain. Travel with taxi, depending on the months, but i would say i average 1-2k per month. I didnt really shop much, but when Id spend around 1-2k per 2-4 month or so. I would spent 34.5k Baht per month on an active month and probably spend around 28k on a less active month. This was my experience in Thailand for 5-6 years, of course the prices might have changed over the years due to inflations and stuff. If your budget is around my budget, you will do fine.
Your food cost is about what i spend when I'm there on vacation, but i know many people like to go to bars and restaurants and Starbucks, so for them it will be much higher. I'm a street food night market kind of guy 😊
@Snap,....I'd say you are fairly accurate with your budget ,...I've lived in Thailand for almost ten years,....and always thought I was living well on about $1100 USD per month. Thing is,...when you live here you quickly realize you can't live like we all did when we came here on holiday,...pissing away cash on 3000 baht bins in the bars etc. Once you live here you meet ladies who can provide great service without having to mortgage the farm,...or buy her mom a water buffalo in Issan.
Good project I am Thai and I decided to go back to live in my home town Kanchanaburi my budget is 1700€ / month so I think I gonna be rich women 😊now I live in Antwerp Belgium my pension all gone every month and the end of the year I must take money from the savings account to pay taxes around 3000€ it’s too much that is the reason why I will sale my apartment in Belgium and go back to live in Thailand next year
In a suburb of Boston Ma,I pay $1400 a mo. for small 1 bedroom,500 feet from ocean,$200 mo. for high speed internet,$100 Mo. for electric,$100 for T-Mobile cell,I spend about $900 a Mo. for food,Looking forward to my Thailand move in August!
That's about 2700 per month. I would think if it is FL or TX or other states and you stay a little farther from main cities, you could do it for $2000 per month - in which case not much of a difference with BKK, except you live a city. If you don't have medicare, may be that makes the difference :)
Just putting this out there for our friends in Thailand, Adam's food expense is quite high even comparing to those of us currently in Canada lol. Family of 3 here in Downtown Toronto, we spend only $500 a month on food in total, given you cook it yourself, and that's with a wide variety of seafood/meat/vegetable. However rental is actually quite a bit higher than what Adam posted, it's about $1700 for a 30sqm studio apartment downtown.
yes but the thing is in thailand theres no a lot of space to cook, so they their society is set up encourages you to go spend your money and outsource to their food markets. wish it was the same here but the climate would not be able to sustain the thai system lol
Wonderful to see Adam making his own way through Bangkok. Best time in life to discover yourself with like-minded peers in a thriving affordable city with lots of amenities, great local people, and fresh food! Uncle/nephew relationship is real!
The average monthly household income in Thailand is approximately 28,000 baht (760 USD). The average household size is 3.1 people per household. It's about 245 USD per person per month. It would be nice if you could also show us the lifestyle of ordinary Thai people.
the lifestyle of ordinary Thai people cannot be replicated by foreigners . Alot of Thais earn only 10,000 to 15,000 bhat a month , no foreigner can live on that . Thai needs are different to what expats need. Thais dont need visas or a car license or health insurance . Thais can go to the hospital for 30 bhat ! total cost. Thais dont need aircon or a real bed or even chairs . and whats an ordinary thai ? a farmworker who makes 300 bhat a day or a Thai who has a good job in a large Thai company and earns 3000 bhat a day.....
@@chanang453 Who suggested that Foreigners in Thailand could live on the same amount? I guess an ordinary Thai both of the mentioned - but unlikely the person that spends $1750US or 62000 baht per month for normal living expenses (I suspect the Thai with a good job in a large Thai company doesn't spend their whole wage each month without savings anything) - I think it would be an interesting and realistic comparison against the no HiSo Thais - sadly there is a huge problem with wealth distribution in Thailand which makes it possible for foreigners to live very well if they are lucky enough to be able to earn money from outside of Thailand whilst living there - unfortunately more often than not the people that can do that were already fairly wealthy in their home countries too.... Very little of it does anything good for the wealth distribution issues...
@@evansmusic2009 agree and accept my response to you not was not on point. However if you want to be specific in your quest to see how an ordinary ?Thai person budgets their earnings the wide range of income there is not really going to show you anything except the particular Thai thats selected to tell their story. so a pointless exercise imho. cheers
@@chanang453 This suggests any cost of living video is pointless as everyone's situation is different... I do suspect that the $1750US (not taking into account visas, insurance, etc.) is fairly excessive - especially for an early-mid 20's guy fairly fresh out of studies - it suggests that finances to cover cost of getting himself set up there weren't likely earned... I know quite a few Thais both living there in various cities, and overseas and wages they earned weren't anywhere close not for want of trying... Foreigners living a HiSo life in Bkk at such an age is a dream for most people around the world...
What a great channel you have. Iv'e been to Thailand twice and it always have a special place in my heart but the way you do your content and videos makes me fall in in liove with Thailand even more, Thank you
Actually, it would be much more expensive to live in Toronto. The apartment rent alone would be like $2200 alone. I know, as I live in that darn city.....and spend that amount....and it is on the deep outskirts. In downtown Toronto, the rent would be $2000 plus for a condo room..... shared with one or two other renters!
Fellow canadian here, I really appreciate the fantastic breakdown and talking points! I'm having a hard time understanding how the step by step goes for staying down there longer than 60 days while having a remote job, or online business. Wondering if you have suggestions! I have bookmarked your app and will definitely check it out when the time is right.
Tourist visa is the worst visa to get if you want stay there long term. The Remote worker visa requires 80k USD income a year for most people not doable. The retirement visa requires substantial bank account frozen in thai bank along with the Elite visa those are usually meant for retired folks. I would recommend look into the Student visa those are good for about a year. Student visa can be almost anything Taking karate classes, cooking classes, thai language classes. Classes there are cheap like joining a gym like 50 bucks a month and the cost to maintain visa is around 100 dollars a month.
Furnished studios in downtown Vancouver are going for $2500 CAD and the rents get jacked up to $3000 / month over summer (on short term leases), it’s good to know I can live well in Thailand on just my rent budget. Flying there in January to check things out!
The Thai daily life (and in other Asian countries in the region) based on eating outside as a regular norm and in very reasonable and fair prices. It is tasty and accessible. In many of the countries around the world eating outside is expensive, a privilege and the world inflation just make a regular meal a very expensive experience
Portion size is an important consideration, the meals are quite small, but fair in price. Its good to see the young guy eating a healthy lifestyle with local fruit and meals.
This is so helpfull. Chris you have inspired me to take a look at Thailand, I now plan to spend the first 3 month of my retirement in Koh Samui and from there work out next steps. I've just worked out that living in Koh Samui would be around £1664 and Vancouver £4176 per month, so seeing your figures almost line with mine fills me with confidence... Your videos look like will change the course of my life (and my wifes) in the near future... Great work and thank you...
Rent alone in NJ is over 2k in a decent area…. Cost of living is well over 4K . Man I’d kill for the ability to work remote so that I can move to Thailand . I’d be really wealthy over there
What a great video. I lived in Bangkok for over ten years and Toronto for nearly as many. You guys give a very down-to-earth and accurate breakdown of daily life and expenses.
OMG! This is the most fantastic content about living in Thailand as a foreigner. Adam, actually your cost of living is just a little bit higher for the Thai people similar to your age. The big difference is that the rental cost is replaced with the money paid for buying a house.
Yeah… I find this quite stupid! $1750 is not a good accomplishment or anything! You can easily live on $600 per month. $400 even if you try. $1750 is A LOT OF MONEY! I do not get this video at all…
Awesome and quite informative (in an eye-opening way) episode. Adam sounds more and more like his wise mentor Uncle Chris everyday; he could do voiceovers for you. Great fam biz; an inspiration to all!
My fiancee lives in a nice condo at the south end of Sukhumvit, rent is only 9500TB a month. Her total monthly cost of living is about 22000 TB, about $750 USD. In 10 years when I retire, we'll be living the good life in Thailand.
Just saw this today. If I lived in BKK, I would budget $3500 a month minimum. BKK is a great city! Best rooftop bars/restaurants/clubs to party without worrying about cold weather. Food is amazing. So, I would be enjoying my time there.
No need to!! We have tons of luxury and high end entertainment (you better see our movie theaters!) with astonishing price! Mahanakorn skyrise view is only 18US a person including a drink!!
Great video guys! Good to see a realistic breakdown of costs, but I think you definitely lowballed TO living costs. FYI, having beers with Al and Bob next weekend if you want to join us :-)
Adam, you're so fortunate to have your uncle living in Thailand, unlike most young people here in Canada, like you said having to live w/ your parents, while everything else is so expensive
When I first arrived in BKK in 2017 I was paying $140/mo for a studio apartment 15 minutes walking to Victory Monument BTS. Tons of great places in that range if you know where to look.
@@davidcarrs9972make local thai friends, walk around 5-15 minutes random soi's from the BTS, ask apartments/condos or look at signs, bring a thai friend with you if you need assistance
I have lived in Bank Khae for 16 years, a 3 bedroom house approx 200 square metre plot is 10,000/month, water 200, electric about 1500. BTS 10 mins by taxi.
Great to see Adams life now I remember when he first came to Thailand and look at him now. Really made a life for himself which is great to see. Amazing cost for that apartment even if it is a bit small. The service charge alone in my city centre is the cost of his rent. Everything seems great to live in Bangkok apart from medical costs which you'd need cover from your home country
Love it!! I will be (semi) retiring very comfortably! Just got back from a 1 month visit and am already making plans to get back! Thanks for this content; it's as I always suspected, but this is nice reassurance. 👍🏼 Countdown is on! 😃👍🏼🙏🏼🇹🇭
Why does Adam sound/talk EXACTLY LIKE YOU???? He honestly talks EXACTLY like you man!! He could do a voice over on your videos and I wouldn't know the difference!
Alot of digital Nomads and it’s climbing daily for few years now are staying in Chiang Mai. Cooler place with cheaper expenses. Bkk is the most expensive place to stay in. Depending on your work,if you don’t need city infrastructures, staying in other province might be better will all the same amenities
Great episode guys! Have you done ( or WILL you) do an episode on what Visas you have and/or HOW to do a visa run? Adam says he's been in Bangkok 1 1/2 years; is that 8 Visa runs, or....? Thanks! 🤙
Worked out? If he's renting in Asia then has he got property in Canada? If you're young need to think about property capital gains you would get otherwise he will end up at 35 to 40 with no property in his name. Work in the West and retire in Asia. Not the other way around unless you are making alot of money in Asia that is
@@dutchylondon I work in Asia and own property in Aus. It makes much more sense to earn and rent in Asia while someone is renting and paying off your expensive property for you back home. Plus, cost of living is lower so you save a fortune living in Asia. But you do you man.
He now live luxury. I am thai people and i have earn only 850$ per month (half of him). However I still can live comfortable by rent a smaller room near Ratchathewi. Sadly In thai the basic sarary is 500$ per month and many people get worse than that.
Awesome video. Only thing I'd ask as a follow up is what does Adam (as a Digi Nomad) make (approx) per month, and what percentage of that is the $1750USD/$63,000THB he's budgeting per month? Does his income fluctuate from month to month if he has stretches of time w/out as much work?
knowing other digital nomads, they earn starting from 3000 to 10k+ they either have an online business, online course, does affliate marketing, youtube monetizattion, does freelance work, rent out properties and many more. They typically have a team to handle things that might need their physical presence.
@Kamil Yassin Which is totally their prerogative. But it doesn't give someone the full picture of their experience in Bangkok. It's one thing if you are consistently bringing in 85,000-90,000 thai baht and your expenses are roughly 63K per month and it's a whole other ballgame if you are bringing in 300,000+ per month and your expenses are still in that 63K budget (in Thai baht)..
I'm on an island and my food intake is pretty predictable as I largely eat the same things. Surely some island tax on here. 230 4 egg omelette or 300 acai smoothie bowl breakfast. 150-200 Thai lunch, but 2 dishes or proteins eg. 2 larb gai. Don't I frequently do a triple cheeseburger for take away at 170 else the same lunch Thai budget. I occasionally do a large volume Italian meal at 590. I also do some daily protein shakes and may make a protein brownie or protein pancakes. Rent here can really be all over but 20k you can find an ok place that would have more room but not look as cool, also probably not be as walkable and wouldn't be right on the beach. Maybe giving up any kitchen you could negotiate certain hotels and in low season. I had a pandemic house for 35 but that's more like the non covid weekly rate.
@@vintageexcellence - I agree, its just that if you budget for 60 baht a meal and then find that you need to eat two or three meals at each sitting, there goes your budget. Tonythetiger is just being real.
Hey Chris I met you at your first ever meet up at Poi in Toronto but we really met a few days before on the street. I'm the construction worker guy kinda scared you lol. I will be retiring soon and becoming an expat as well. Nice break down of experience for a monthly budget. A nice guide for sure. Toronto prices have gone up much more over the last few months. If I retire here life would be a struggle, but there I could live a comfortable stress free life with money left over each month. Thanks again for this video Cheer
True. Many consider their retirement pension vs cost of living. Some retire with 2500US a month to live by with struggling quality of life. Or take a risk and live in PORTIGAL, MEXICO, COSTA RICA or SOUTH EAST ASIA and you live very good life. At 3500US you can live luxurious life!
@@jomontanee very true. But even if you don't want to live the rock star life, there are lots of bungalows that rent cheap out on the islands. Something to be said for a morning view of the ocean and a walk down the beach. Head back into the center of the island when the sun is high and enjoy exploring the jungle and hidden water falls. Plus there's always a party somewhere to attend if you want as well. A hop skip and a jump you're back to bigger cities amazing night life day tours and always friendly people
What type of visa does he use? Is he allowed to work there legally, or is it all in the gray? I'm currently researching the options to live and work in Thailand as a digital nomad, and there are not many options really.. cosidering that I'd like to do it legally and not in the gray zone :(
There is no such thing as a digital Nomad visa . Most come on normal Visa. Elite as someone said. Learn Thai and stay is an option. You'd need to sign up though and go to some classes.
A lot of the costs mentioned are at least 2 times higher than the real ones for this level of living: cell plan, internet, electricity, rent, some other stuff.
I live for about 1k a month and i'm travelling thailand and around......i think you spend way too much on appartement because there's some very descent for about 300-400$ a month
22 degrees at night for me. $75 for my Telus cell phone bill monthly 15GB. $1305 rent 2bdrm 2bthrm, only pay hydro water is free. Adam sounds like a younger version of you Chris he must be your son. Cap it off at 3 beers in Toronto, isn't that the same as 10 Leo's in Thailand? I found out that I can live in Thailand, (not Bangkok) for $1000 Canadian per month. My wife own her owns home, we don't indulge in drinking alcohol much, our biggest expensive is we like to tour Southern Thailand and Vietnam but we will stay a one place for weeks at a time because it's cheaper that way.
Really interesting video you guys. I spend 6 months Nov -April and my average monthly budget was 40K Baht = $1500🇨🇦 or $1100 🇺🇲 . This included everything mentioned in this video adding gym membership and food for 2 ☺️ Here in Vancouver for that $ you can barely rent an apartment 😂 Definitely going back this winter. By the way Adam our condo is 21 minutes BTS ride from our door step to Asoke and we are paying 10K for the same size condo as you have with amazing amenities. Cheers to you fellow Canadians 🇨🇦
@@Andrew-hm5yd Just search alongside Sukhumvit Line for condos after Bang Chak BTS, your money will go further and you'll be a few stops from Bangkok center.
When I was single I used to live in Bangkok for around 1500 USD per month very comfortably. now married with child and international school fees are not cheap . 10-20k USD per year for school . So now my fixed cost is around 5000 USD per month and it can be very challenging.
This guy spends maybe 1200 for korean bbq but never more than 100 for going around town. So, considering that is 3x more expensive than an average bbq buffet and 3x cheaper than a taxi across actual Bangkok - his perception of Thailand is the 5 square miles around the foreigner districts. They seem like cool guys with descent knowledge but if you want to experience Thailand get immersed in the country AND/OR find some people down on the street to hang out with. Maybe use local foreigners in the first days as a launching pad but don't stick around or it gets westernized.
The Thai Baht is now worth 36.50 to $1 US so $1750 would give you 63,875 Bahts, more then enough for 1 month of pure Joy. If you are single you are in paradise. Amazing video Chris I am dreaming, unfortunately Airline Tickets are pretty close to double want they cost a year back.
Good info, I’ve been on Samui for just under a week and still trying to normalize spending. Having this breakdown helps putting things into perspective.
Love this video!! Bangkok is one of my favourite cities!! Been there twice - would have been more if it wasn’t for the pandemic. I live in Vancouver and quite frankly I would be living in the gutter if my monthly budget is $1752!! Seriously, that is not even enough for rent! 😂.
Chris and Adam - Excellent episode! Really enjoy these comparisons. I need to go back and see what the VISA and Medical costs are. Being married, I'd expect to be budgeting $3500/month for everything, and would likely be in Chang Rai or Hoa Hin. Coming out of a US west coast city that is still half of what things cost us now.
As a Thai, if I were you I will choose to live in Cheng Rai, the cost of living is lesser than living in Hoa Hin. Your budget is more than enough if you live there.
@@MsParavee I believe Adam lives in Bangkok... I think his budget is very high for someone less than 30 years old. I wonder if any single Thai person in this age doesn't cook for himself?
@@evansmusic2009 I agree. I am from BKK and still have family live there. I've been watching lots of street food videos from youtube and it's seems like no one cooks now a day, also the price for each dish would have cost $2 the most. There are street foods everywhere. My family back there do not cook any more.
I finalized my divorce like literally 2 days ago and looking for a change of scenery. Going to leave Canada for a few weeks and go to Thailand. I was in Pattaya once and it was pretty straight forward to figure out where to find an airbnb. Pattaya is small. However i want to chill in Bangkok this time but the city is massive. I found myself completely lost trying to figure out where to get a place there. Hundreds of places on airbnb. Are there different neighbourhoods you can recommend? Whats an upscale neigbbourhood (i am not on a tight budget), but also close to the nightlife or maybe not so much nightlife but places to meet local women? I watched a few videos, yours as well as some other travellers and still cant seem to figure it out. Either the names of the neighbourhoods mentioned in videos are spelled different on the map vs how its pronounced or (most likely) i am just completely missing something here. Lol. Your advice would be greatly appreciated.
Luckily, Bhumrungrad is the best hospital in the world... and you don't need to pay US $1,000 a month... every month... even when you don't need to go there. They just charge costs plus wages. Same with flying... it's not some shell-game played by hustlers. Leaving America for Thailand, you escape paying for the enormous MIC war-scam-budget, the enourmous welfare-scam budget, and the enormous healthcare-scam-budget. (But you will miss the variety of menus that America offers.) But the risk of being mugged or shot drops to zero.
The visa costs are something to keep in mind though, without a long-term visa you're probably spending 6000/7000 baht every 2 months on visa and then there are extra costs for example an education visa will be around 30000/40000 baht, if you're a British citizen and you need your documents legalized that's 12000 baht. Living in Thailand requires set-up.
Here's a tip to anyone who is single and moves to Bangkok that most foreigners who have lived here a long time know. Don't get a condo! It's a rip off. If you're single, get a Thai apartment in a local street for 3-5k bht a month. This dude is paying 20k + 3.5k in electric for a room not much larger than an apartment. High rise condo's, especially if you live on a higher floor, are always way hotter than apartments as well which forces you to spend more on electric from AC. Thai apartments in 3-4 story buildings on local streets tend to be way cooler so you rarely need to run the AC. He could be saving 17k bht a month to go out and do more fun things if he just got an apartment.
Note that he is living a pretty quiet life. This was a nice budget review. I liked the video clips illustrating where he goes to eat and his living situation. 35 sq meters is indeed small so make sure you are living alone. At that building and location though he has a nice pool and I suspect a decent gym.
If he doesn’t have an office to go to, I can’t see why you’d live in Asoke in a tiny 32 sqm apartment, when you could go a few stops down the BTS line and get much better value.
Very interesting video! Thanks for putting it together. I haven’t spent much time in Thailand recently so I was a bit surprised at the costs. I was expecting less I guess. I live in countryside Japan and pay less than him to live a very full life. His food expenses were a bit high….eating at home occasionally could save some money.
Good up until the rent. You can can get just as good if not better close to the BTS from On Nut to Bearing from 8000 to 12000 giving you more spending money. Just another option
$1750 for a single young man to reside in the heart of BKK is very reasonable. If you eat Thai food for most of the time and shop at local mom and pop stores, I am sure you could live for less.
Guys you both sounds same , yours voices are more similar than between father and son, in some moments when I do not watch and only listen I cant say who is talking if not look on you, phenomenal.
This budget is very hefty some things not needed very wasteful. I'm Canadian lived in Toronto, Brampton, Barrie, Grimsby, St.Catharines, Winnipeg, Selkirk, Edmonton now Calgary. My budget for Thailand will be 800.00 Canadian per month. I will live very good.
Very Interesting vlog thank you for being so transparent, quick question how would these costs compare to Phuket or Sumi would the cost of living be higher on the islands? Also, they are so many Visa Plans in Thailand now are the different visa plans, Elite, digital nomads, etc. worth their cost if one wants to live in Thailand longer term. This then brings me to the best health insurance plan again so many.
Interesting. Of course, smaller towns are a lot cheaper, but less exciting and convenient. I definitely recommend retiring in Thailand. Btw, being married to a Thai person is a lot more expensive. Your wife will come with family and any problems they have is now your problem. Just make sure she has your values and you control the money.
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Adam is your son, right? You sound and look the same, your mannerisms are identical....
@@usefulrandom1855 I think Adam is Chris's Nephew. 99.9% sure
1750! like a King!
Living in Bangkok on $1750/month is on the high end. You can do it for half that amount and still be very comfortable.
Depends what you think comfortable is!
@@dutchylondon it doesn't. It's high end by every metric. It's quadruple the 450USD monthly minimum salary for company workers - and most vendors, artisans, migrant or physical labor workers earn even less. All I needed to see is the 20,000THB apartment to see this is a white guy choosing to live in the foreigner-dense areas of Bangkok where rates are the most inflated in the country. Of course there's apartments at 200,000 but that's one for a million 2,000THB apartments.
It's much more reasonable to consider 500USD what you can live on, and thrive if you share an apartment.
Really, people like me or non-"INTER" thais should be making those videos but we just don't bother
@@captainLoknar Correct, I have lived in Bkk for ฿15,000 a month and had everything I wanted. BUT you need to speak the language and live with the locals which most of these guys have no concept of.
Only if you live like a Thai, and that is difficult for a farang and not comfortable for the big majority of potential new-comers, that this video is aimed at. 1500 -2000 USD minimum. Let's be realistic here.
@@AsiaTropic language will slow you down. and, living with the locals I think you're right it's a problem every city even without the language barrier, will have all the expensive avenues in prime real estate blocking the view. Like in Siam Square, 20 meters from the siam bts there's a semi-hidden, crammed between buildings food court never seen a foreigner or dek-inter eat there but the prices are 30-40 same as any other bkk area. That's where middle wage thais get their lunch.
There should be a video on recognising patterns to find the places behind the hotels and away from the noise, and the westernized shopping malls - also where to find the temporary fairs which have a different vibe - maybe joining a temple festival or ceremony is your thing then you eat for free lol
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As a Thai, this cost is still high compared with local ppl. Thais' avg cost is around 20K-30K Bath. 60K Bth u can be a rich man if u stay countryside.
cause rent 20k and travel 6k
High as helllllllll man
I was gonna say the same thing. If I was making $2,000 per month in Thailand I'd be living somewhere cheap saving almost all of it!
@@brent.johnson thats 4 sure dude...
As a Canadian Expat I average 7,000B/week for essentials.
I live in the very outskirts of Bangkok with my Thai wife and son. Soon the new BTS lines will make it easy to go downtown from where we live. We have little expenses (house owned) except for the tuition fees for the international school of my son. For those people with children remember that good education is very expensive in Thailand.
The last part is really true. Many thai send there children to study abroad, I heard its cheaper than to study at international school here. I have not done any research on this, but have you considered that option?
Also english program is quite okay for the price, I had graduated from English program in public school; it only cost around 40,000 Baht per semester.
Min Buri? ;)
I am wondering why people choose to permanently live in a developing country like Thailand if it costs such a quite high sum of money ($1750 a month is really a lot for an average Thai and even for many foreigners) and it even does not include healthcare, schools, etc. Yet the Thai king himself chooses to live in Germany for most of the year and he knows why, for sure. No wonder, in Germany you can have also very decent life for $1750 a month per person including healthcare, high quality schools, low corruption, low pollution, clean streets and working services, etc. Sure, you don't get the cheap street food in Germany like in Thailand, but it is because of the high hygienic standards there. Cooking regular dishes in a street stall that barely stands without running water and no drain pipe with ingredients of unknown origin is simply illegal there for a reason. Thailand is obviously only a choice for those wealthy people who for some reason are not allowed to live in a developed country because of strict rules for checking of the origin of their finances...
Education and especially how Thai families think about taking extra classes (English lessons 7K THB a month for couple hours a week on a Sunday) for 6 or even 7 days a week on top of normal tuition fees, is indeed truly expensive. Love to hear your story interviewed. Perhaps Chris a family view vid?
You only have 1 subscriber. Thanks for the info. 👏
Im living in Pattaya Thailand. Plush 35 sq meter condo on 6-mo lease w/lagoon pool & full gym, fully furnished w/sheets & dishes, TV and 3 blocks from beach. Food + some frequent alcohol & greens!
All for $1200.usd per month.
My retirement income is 1730.usd/mo
Balance goes to savings, future travel, visa & medical as needed😎
Sounds great! What's the name of the place?
SawasD ka Chris, I sincerely appreciate this, my goal is to retire in Thailand with my wife using my retirement and social security at the tender age of 62.
Best people I have ever met are Thai, I pray that the world will be safe and secure when it's my time.
The food and fresh fruit I have ever had is there in Thailand. Kop kun ka Chris
P.S. We already have a condo in central BKK, so this is a big plus.
Aloha, I live also in the Asoke area. My living budget is about $4500.00 which includes a driver, maid, my girlfriend and going out twice a week to some of the best restaurants in Bangkok.... That standard of living would cost 10k per month in Honolulu. I have been to over 100 countries and Thailand is far the best place to live... The people, the food and the vibes are like Hawaii.
nice one Gary and i totally agree with you!
Aloha. I am from Hawaii. I live in las vegas, but am moving to Thailand. I am so excited 😊
I’d love to go to Hawaii but im it’s not in my list yet coz of the sharks 😂
@@JozieY1 If you need anything in Thailand, don't hesitate to contact me... I have Facebook.
Boy, that sounds like a lot, $4500 USD but it sounds like you’re living the baller’s life, driver, maid, girlfriend (a must, for sure 😉) and going out to eat several times a week. I assume that includes, rent, utilities, insurance? and other necessities? I would love to have a cook for a couple of days a week because I really don’t enjoy that aspect.
Hi Chris, you helped convince me.
About 10 years ago, I decided I wanted to retire in a foreign country. Maybe Mexico, Peru, Hong Kong or the Philippines but after following some of your videos, I chose Thailand.
I arrived here in March of this year and I'm still in the process of getting settled but so for I'm very happy with my decision.
Thanks for all of the information that you have provided for us.
On your recommendation, I spent the day at the Central World Mall. Had a blast but I gotta go back a couple of more times just to see everything, eat all the food and cover all eight floors.
I'm 78, haven't been able yo find any health insurance at my age.
Head'in out to Burger-Box on my next trip.
@@kam7800hi there.why would you say that?I’ve been to Thailand for a few weeks couple years ago, and could really see myself living there, so much that I’ve slowly been planning towards it since then, but recently (mostly due to the more English-friendly locals and lifestyle) discovered that the Philippines should also be an option to consider, despite being more under-developed amongst other things in comparison to Thailand.
I’m planning to go visit Thailand (again) and Philippines in January for a few months to get a real feel for both and hopefully that will help me make my decision.
I’m just curious about what made you say PH was a disaster, maybe it could be helpful for me or others.
Thanks in advance
Yeah, yesterday I ate Thai noodle for midday. That incredible less than 30 B(0.82 US Dollar) a bow and free of cold water. That I mean it was appeared in ISAAN of Thailand. This is a good sides of ISAAN. It s Cools!
For retirees, quiet life, enjoy weather and nice people,They welcome all of you and extra if you learn Thai that the plus.
Around 1700- 2000 USD is the proper expense to live well in Thailand and the tip is find the nice condo near bts or mrt line not in the central Bkk, you can get it just only 10,000 bath and still easy to access everywhere in Bkk
Trueee
Condo that far from BKK.expecailly west side close to MRT/BTS.(Thapra MRT)is under 10,000 baht.
Exactly, this is a key point as you live in bkk you won't be spending as much time in apartment as you would in your expensive western city.
Exactly!!!
With 2k you live like a king in Thai
bought a one year sub of the Teenee,,,,, to help support all the great information of places in Thailand as I actually live here and appreciate.....
I remember Adam as he stays for Quarantine for the first Time visiting Uncle Chris. Now you can say.....Bangkok got him.
Thank you for this video. I am moving to Thailand soon.
When I am on my 3 week vacations YES I go out and party everynight.
It will definitely be one night a week if I live there 👍
The costs will go down slightly over time because you learn where all the local bargains are for clothes food etc .
Live like Thai style, you will save a lot of money for retirement age.
True! You can save a lot from bargaining and good deals.
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As I get ready to rent my new place in South Pattaya, I've given myself a $1800/month budget. My rent is half his and my condo will be 45m2, so more money for other leisure activities. I had the same budget when living in BKK pre COVID, so he's bang on. Great video!
That's double what I spend in Spain, what's the point living there
@@kippsguitar6539 I have a place (Airbnb mostly) in Spain, Los Alcázares. And yes, in certain parts of Spain living is extremely cheap but It's still not Thailand.
@@Mr.M_I_T THANK YOU SIR!
@@kippsguitar6539 I used to go to Spain. My ex is Spanish. Spain is not that CHEAP! Cheap for USA citizens but not as cheap as Thailand. And you can’t use Spain’s rural cost of living. You need to use MADRID cost of living!!
as Im Thai, just wanted to say
very very welcoming all yr guys
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these few years Bangkok is expanding a lot of mass rapid transit system network.Two new monorail lines (Yellow and Pink) are nearly complete and will start operating in few months.
Iam retired from massachusetts state police with 26 yrs in.i could live like a king on my 3800$ a month...what the hell iam I doing in tax a chusetts...
You should find out soon, deadazz. Thank me later.
@@kevsstream6349 😁😁😁😁
3.8k u basically can live anywhere in SA, Latin, SEA or South pacific
@@leehyunsong7001 live in Paris
Exxxxxxxactly, GTFO of there and go live abroad!!!!! 3800 a month passive income you can live comfortably in MOST OF THE WORLD.
Well, to make it short, here is an article out of yesterday’s newspaper regarding just the rent in the Vancouver area:
“In Vancouver last month, rent for an average one-bedroom apartment clocked in at $2,418, up almost 20 per cent year over year. “
If you add food to that list, considering that prices have risen drastically over the last few month, you can imagine that life in Canada is very different here. Most people can’t afford to pay much attention to the fun parts of life anymore, but are rather forced to think on how to pay next month rent. For many it is one or the other. Either you pay for rent or you pay for food. Sad but true.
Vancouver is so exceptionally expensive because it is a getaway place for shady Asian money. If Canada had such strict rules for foreign ownership and foreigner naturalization as Thailand has, living in Vancouver would be even cheaper than in Bangkok, for sure, because it is a cold inhospitable land. It is all about politics and politicians...
Pretty much the same story here in Australia, younger generations are priced out of the housing market so we rent and now interest rates are going up home owners are passing that cost on to renters pushing it up even more, im probably going to move to Thailand next year its not sustainable to live in most of the west any more one blow out of the budget and you are set back months
@@Kektamusprime
Here is what I found in the paper 2 days ago regarding:
Rent prices
Canada's housing market is cooling as rates rise. But rents have never been hotter
“In Vancouver last month, rent for an average one-bedroom apartment clocked in at $2,418, up almost 20 per cent year over year. “
See you in Thailand !!
You can't compare Canada to Thailand, it's ridiculous
@@kippsguitar6539 I didn’t compare, I stated a fact.
For me this is one of the most useful and entertaining cost of living in Thailand videos I have watched. I will be living in Buriram and paying a mortgage on a 3 bed house, approx £300 /.month. Running a fortuner car will be about £100 / month but other costs will be far cheaper than Bangkok. 21 degree C is my setting but then I am from tropical London. I will be using Teenee when I am in Thailand. Cheers
As a Canadian Expat originally from Toronto, I’ve lived in Phuket since 1997, when not commuting to/from work in Abu Dhabi. I’ve been retired from the cockpit since 2020 due to C19. (I am/was a pilot and remain un-Vax’d)
I very rarely ever eat out at restaurants and choose to cook at home. The ‘ol Charcoal Weber BBQ gets used 2-3 times per week. Shopping at MAKRO or BigC, I can get 1 1/2” Pork Chops for about 90B each. With a Baked Potato and some Veggies on the side…. A good BBQ’d dinner is around 200B. I also have the Weber Wok for my BBQ for Asian/Thai cooks. Other nights I’ll BBQ a Pizza using some apple wood chips. A large 750ml beer from MAKRO/BigC for when I’m grilling is 52B ea.
Fuel for the car is now getting expensive. Last week 95 octane was 55B / liter, so the once leisurely drives around the island with my dog are now much fewer.
Electrical Bills from PEA (Provincial Electrical Authority) have been averaging 2,400/Mo, however I’m now in the process of installing a Solar Grid-Tie Inverter (GTI) system (No Batteries) Expected Return On Investment is Approx 30-36 months averaging a -33% monthly reduction in electrical bills.
I “own” my home here in Phuket (300sqm) with my name in the Yellow Book Tambian Baan and have Thai I.D. (Pink Card) both of which are great “supporting” documents when it comes to dealing with Thai Immigration and other officials. My Visa is a 10yr O-X, issued in Oct 2019 by the Thai Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
Food for my Golden Retriever is the same as feeding another person in the house. She likes her BBQ’d Fish Stir Fry….. and often eats better than I do.
Overall….. for a Canadian Expat retired to this rock, I’ve been averaging around 7,000B per week for essentials. I keep a written record of daily expenses on a desk calendar.
Health Insurance (Not included in my monthly expenses above) is the CIGNA “Close Care Policy” that covers you in the country that issued your Passport, along with one (1) other country where you spend most of your time and are considered domiciled. CIGNA have an international office in Dubai. I do not recommend anyone in their 60’s taking out a policy signed here inside T’land as most all policies will only cover you up to a maximum age of 70yrs. Always, always read the small print.
Before arriving in Phuket back in ‘97, I travelled throughout the Caribbean looking for an island home. Haven’t been back to the Caribbean since….
There are worse places to be…. Especially come January and February each year…..
Thank you so much for thorough information!🙏🙏
thank you for sharing,,,,, as another Canadian now living in Thailand after years of commuting between AUH/BKK as you .... so good not to shovel snow.... best feeling is having a nap in hammock with a seabreeze..... life is good
Thank you. It’s always the health insurance one has to be careful with
Why u like Phuket so much more than the Caribbean Islands?
@@rgasta7765
From 1996 thru 2020 I was employed as a pilot flying helicopters for the government in Abu Dhabi. Mostly offshore oil with some VIP type work thrown in. I would spend 2 months in Abu Dhabi at work and then have 1 month “Off”.
I was provided a free airline ticket anywhere worldwide I chose to live during my time-off. Getting to/from the Caribbean was a painful task and would take at least 2-3 days of travel each way. That’s 4 days out of my very valuable “time-off”. Not to mention the jet-lag. Travel between Abu Dhabi/Phuket was a single 6 hour flight (2 movies and breakfast) on a 777 across only 3 time zones…… It was an easy commute.
As far as Phuket is concerned, I initially lived aboard my yacht for the first few years. I eventually got bored with that and built a house.
Great content! The budget of 1750 dollar per month you are living very very well in BKK thats high end in my opinion. I lived in BKK for 5-6 years and I would say I lived well and had a good time for approximately 800-1100 Dollars per month. That includes stuff you mentioned in the video.
Accomodation fee 12k baht per month for a studio at Ekkamai area
Utility fees around 2.5-3.5k per month depends on the price of the electricity (includes phone, internet and tv)
Food (breakfast, lunch and dinner) fee around 6-9k baht per month. basically around 200-300 bath per day, although I didnt spend that amount everyday. but I was eating well with that budget.
Night out fees, this really depends on where you go and how many days, but when I went out, i averaged around 1k to 2k baht per night. I would assume 6 night out per month that would cost around 8k, keep in mind, I went to local night clubs that was hot at the time. but if I would have gone for a beer or a bar, the fees would definitely decrease significantly.
Travel around in bts,. At the time i spent around 1k per month but it really depends how often you use BTS skytrain.
Travel with taxi, depending on the months, but i would say i average 1-2k per month.
I didnt really shop much, but when Id spend around 1-2k per 2-4 month or so.
I would spent 34.5k Baht per month on an active month and probably spend around 28k on a less active month. This was my experience in Thailand for 5-6 years, of course the prices might have changed over the years due to inflations and stuff. If your budget is around my budget, you will do fine.
Your food cost is about what i spend when I'm there on vacation, but i know many people like to go to bars and restaurants and Starbucks, so for them it will be much higher. I'm a street food night market kind of guy 😊
@Snap,....I'd say you are fairly accurate with your budget ,...I've lived in Thailand for almost ten years,....and always thought I was living well on about $1100 USD per month. Thing is,...when you live here you quickly realize you can't live like we all did when we came here on holiday,...pissing away cash on 3000 baht bins in the bars etc. Once you live here you meet ladies who can provide great service without having to mortgage the farm,...or buy her mom a water buffalo in Issan.
Good project I am Thai and I decided to go back to live in my home town Kanchanaburi my budget is 1700€ / month so I think I gonna be rich women 😊now I live in Antwerp Belgium my pension all gone every month and the end of the year I must take money from the savings account to pay taxes around 3000€ it’s too much that is the reason why I will sale my apartment in Belgium and go back to live in Thailand next year
Yes! You are rich in Kanchanaburi!
Ps. I used to live there. LOVE THE ATMOSPHERE AND SCENERIC MOUNTAIN VIEW!!
@@jomontanee Were you born there? Yes Kanchanaburi it very nice😊and all good so delicious 🤤 I love my home town
In a suburb of Boston Ma,I pay $1400 a mo. for small 1 bedroom,500 feet from ocean,$200 mo. for high speed internet,$100 Mo. for electric,$100 for T-Mobile cell,I spend about $900 a Mo. for food,Looking forward to my Thailand move in August!
i pay 500£ in a small town in scotland lol ( 3 bedroom), scotland is way cheaper than england though
@JD Please pack your bag and hurry HOME here! 😂🇹🇭💗💖🙏
That's about 2700 per month. I would think if it is FL or TX or other states and you stay a little farther from main cities, you could do it for $2000 per month - in which case not much of a difference with BKK, except you live a city. If you don't have medicare, may be that makes the difference :)
And it's full of wannabe paddies, worst place I've ever been to
Just putting this out there for our friends in Thailand, Adam's food expense is quite high even comparing to those of us currently in Canada lol. Family of 3 here in Downtown Toronto, we spend only $500 a month on food in total, given you cook it yourself, and that's with a wide variety of seafood/meat/vegetable. However rental is actually quite a bit higher than what Adam posted, it's about $1700 for a 30sqm studio apartment downtown.
yes but the thing is in thailand theres no a lot of space to cook, so they their society is set up encourages you to go spend your money and outsource to their food markets. wish it was the same here but the climate would not be able to sustain the thai system lol
so rent is high in toronto, Canada, but Food is very cheap. so it cancels cost?
@@marites4 Cost of food in Canada is going through the roof due to inflation.
yess!!! Looking forward to the Khao Yai series, I've lived and went to school there for 6 years and I miss it so much.
Wonderful to see Adam making his own way through Bangkok. Best time in life to discover yourself with like-minded peers in a thriving affordable city with lots of amenities, great local people, and fresh food! Uncle/nephew relationship is real!
Proof that if you're an ugly mf that can't get laid in the US, just go to Thailand and someone will love you LMAO
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The average monthly household income in Thailand is approximately 28,000 baht (760 USD). The average household size is 3.1 people per household. It's about 245 USD per person per month. It would be nice if you could also show us the lifestyle of ordinary Thai people.
Totally agree... Very disappointing to see only HiSo living....The vast majority don't live like that...
the lifestyle of ordinary Thai people cannot be replicated by foreigners . Alot of Thais earn only 10,000 to 15,000 bhat a month , no foreigner can live on that . Thai needs are different to what expats need. Thais dont need visas or a car license or health insurance . Thais can go to the hospital for 30 bhat ! total cost. Thais dont need aircon or a real bed or even chairs . and whats an ordinary thai ? a farmworker who makes 300 bhat a day or a Thai who has a good job in a large Thai company and earns 3000 bhat a day.....
@@chanang453 Who suggested that Foreigners in Thailand could live on the same amount? I guess an ordinary Thai both of the mentioned - but unlikely the person that spends $1750US or 62000 baht per month for normal living expenses (I suspect the Thai with a good job in a large Thai company doesn't spend their whole wage each month without savings anything) - I think it would be an interesting and realistic comparison against the no HiSo Thais - sadly there is a huge problem with wealth distribution in Thailand which makes it possible for foreigners to live very well if they are lucky enough to be able to earn money from outside of Thailand whilst living there - unfortunately more often than not the people that can do that were already fairly wealthy in their home countries too.... Very little of it does anything good for the wealth distribution issues...
@@evansmusic2009 agree and accept my response to you not was not on point. However if you want to be specific in your quest to see how an ordinary ?Thai person budgets their earnings the wide range of income there is not really going to show you anything except the particular Thai thats selected to tell their story. so a pointless exercise imho. cheers
@@chanang453 This suggests any cost of living video is pointless as everyone's situation is different... I do suspect that the $1750US (not taking into account visas, insurance, etc.) is fairly excessive - especially for an early-mid 20's guy fairly fresh out of studies - it suggests that finances to cover cost of getting himself set up there weren't likely earned... I know quite a few Thais both living there in various cities, and overseas and wages they earned weren't anywhere close not for want of trying... Foreigners living a HiSo life in Bkk at such an age is a dream for most people around the world...
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What a great channel you have. Iv'e been to Thailand twice and it always have a special place in my heart but the way you do your content and videos makes me fall in in liove with Thailand even more, Thank you
Actually, it would be much more expensive to live in Toronto. The apartment rent alone would be like $2200 alone. I know, as I live in that darn city.....and spend that amount....and it is on the deep outskirts. In downtown Toronto, the rent would be $2000 plus for a condo room..... shared with one or two other renters!
I am from Switzerland and I was planning to retire in Thailand because is so safe so beautiful and rich in food. It's a real paradise
If you are over 50 years old. You can get retired visa but you have to renew every year.
Fellow canadian here, I really appreciate the fantastic breakdown and talking points! I'm having a hard time understanding how the step by step goes for staying down there longer than 60 days while having a remote job, or online business. Wondering if you have suggestions! I have bookmarked your app and will definitely check it out when the time is right.
Should be able to stay for 90 days tourist visa, but some get an elite visa but this is very expensive but money talks
Tourist visa is the worst visa to get if you want stay there long term. The Remote worker visa requires 80k USD income a year for most people not doable. The retirement visa requires substantial bank account frozen in thai bank along with the Elite visa those are usually meant for retired folks. I would recommend look into the Student visa those are good for about a year. Student visa can be almost anything Taking karate classes, cooking classes, thai language classes. Classes there are cheap like joining a gym like 50 bucks a month and the cost to maintain visa is around 100 dollars a month.
Furnished studios in downtown Vancouver are going for $2500 CAD and the rents get jacked up to $3000 / month over summer (on short term leases), it’s good to know I can live well in Thailand on just my rent budget. Flying there in January to check things out!
The Thai daily life (and in other Asian countries in the region) based on eating outside as a regular norm and in very reasonable and fair prices. It is tasty and accessible. In many of the countries around the world eating outside is expensive, a privilege and the world inflation just make a regular meal a very expensive experience
Portion size is an important consideration, the meals are quite small, but fair in price. Its good to see the young guy eating a healthy lifestyle with local fruit and meals.
You are right about that. I eat out about half the time and eat Thai about 80%.
@@elnet1 I consider the smaller portion size an asset. American massive portion sizes disgust me.
@@winthorpetrois Yes. It is quite a waste of food.
This is so helpfull. Chris you have inspired me to take a look at Thailand, I now plan to spend the first 3 month of my retirement in Koh Samui and from there work out next steps. I've just worked out that living in Koh Samui would be around £1664 and Vancouver £4176 per month, so seeing your figures almost line with mine fills me with confidence... Your videos look like will change the course of my life (and my wifes) in the near future... Great work and thank you...
Rent alone in NJ is over 2k in a decent area…. Cost of living is well over 4K . Man I’d kill for the ability to work remote so that I can move to Thailand . I’d be really wealthy over there
What a great video. I lived in Bangkok for over ten years and Toronto for nearly as many. You guys give a very down-to-earth and accurate breakdown of daily life and expenses.
Just retired at 41 with a budget of $3900 per month. This video helped me by showing I can live comfortably in Bangkok on my budget. - WW
You can live with 1500 a month in half of the European countries
@@1individeo which are those countries
@@mystrodelin643 Balkan, Greece
$3900 per month, you'd be considered wealthy in Bangkok!
@@1individeo yup, including the western european ones. I did it even with less.
This is very useful since I've been working and living here for 6 years I have never budgeted my money
Interesting incite into your living Adam. Thanks guys- enjoyed that
OMG! This is the most fantastic content about living in Thailand as a foreigner. Adam, actually your cost of living is just a little bit higher for the Thai people similar to your age. The big difference is that the rental cost is replaced with the money paid for buying a house.
Really? Statistics show average wage being less than $600us / month....
Yeah… I find this quite stupid!
$1750 is not a good accomplishment or anything! You can easily live on $600 per month. $400 even if you try. $1750 is A LOT OF MONEY! I do not get this video at all…
Awesome and quite informative (in an eye-opening way) episode. Adam sounds more and more like his wise mentor Uncle Chris everyday; he could do voiceovers for you. Great fam biz; an inspiration to all!
Wait. Are they father and son?
@@stuartstobie3767 Uncle and Nephew.
My fiancee lives in a nice condo at the south end of Sukhumvit, rent is only 9500TB a month. Her total monthly cost of living is about 22000 TB, about $750 USD. In 10 years when I retire, we'll be living the good life in Thailand.
Being a numbers kind of person, I appreciate the line item breakdown!
Me too! So soothing and comforting to see the spreadsheet! LOL! 🤣
Just saw this today. If I lived in BKK, I would budget $3500 a month minimum. BKK is a great city! Best rooftop bars/restaurants/clubs to party without worrying about cold weather. Food is amazing. So, I would be enjoying my time there.
No need to!! We have tons of luxury and high end entertainment (you better see our movie theaters!) with astonishing price! Mahanakorn skyrise view is only 18US a person including a drink!!
3500 a month? No way, you would have to go out every night to western places to spend that amount.
Great video guys! Good to see a realistic breakdown of costs, but I think you definitely lowballed TO living costs. FYI, having beers with Al and Bob next weekend if you want to join us :-)
Adam, you're so fortunate to have your uncle living in Thailand, unlike most young people here in Canada, like you said having to live w/ your parents, while everything else is so expensive
When I first arrived in BKK in 2017 I was paying $140/mo for a studio apartment 15 minutes walking to Victory Monument BTS. Tons of great places in that range if you know where to look.
So, where to look?
@@davidcarrs9972make local thai friends, walk around 5-15 minutes random soi's from the BTS, ask apartments/condos or look at signs, bring a thai friend with you if you need assistance
You interview well. Your subject was articulate person. It was a very credible Q and A with comprehensible presentation of information. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
You guys both have the same Canadian accent, it’s kind of hilarious 🤣
i thought they were father and son :/
I have lived in Bank Khae for 16 years, a 3 bedroom house approx 200 square metre plot is 10,000/month, water 200, electric about 1500. BTS 10 mins by taxi.
Great to see Adams life now I remember when he first came to Thailand and look at him now. Really made a life for himself which is great to see. Amazing cost for that apartment even if it is a bit small. The service charge alone in my city centre is the cost of his rent. Everything seems great to live in Bangkok apart from medical costs which you'd need cover from your home country
Love it!! I will be (semi) retiring very comfortably! Just got back from a 1 month visit and am already making plans to get back! Thanks for this content; it's as I always suspected, but this is nice reassurance. 👍🏼 Countdown is on! 😃👍🏼🙏🏼🇹🇭
Why does Adam sound/talk EXACTLY LIKE YOU????
He honestly talks EXACTLY like you man!! He could do a voice over on your videos and I wouldn't know the difference!
My thoughts exactly! Perhaps that's in the cards.
They are related....
Alot of digital
Nomads and it’s climbing daily for few years now are staying in Chiang Mai. Cooler place with cheaper expenses. Bkk is the most expensive place to stay in. Depending on your work,if you don’t need city infrastructures, staying in other province might be better will all the same amenities
True! But many love BKK vibe. Hectic, chaos yet thrilling.
Great episode guys! Have you done ( or WILL you) do an episode on what Visas you have and/or HOW to do a visa run? Adam says he's been in Bangkok 1 1/2 years; is that 8 Visa runs, or....? Thanks! 🤙
I’m from Toronto and this is completely true love Thailand and don’t ever want to go back
Really envy, Adam. He's young and already got it all worked out. Way to go, live it up mate.
Hell yeah. I love seeing it when younger folks do their thing
Worked out? If he's renting in Asia then has he got property in Canada? If you're young need to think about property capital gains you would get otherwise he will end up at 35 to 40 with no property in his name. Work in the West and retire in Asia. Not the other way around unless you are making alot of money in Asia that is
@@dutchylondon I work in Asia and own property in Aus. It makes much more sense to earn and rent in Asia while someone is renting and paying off your expensive property for you back home. Plus, cost of living is lower so you save a fortune living in Asia. But you do you man.
He now live luxury. I am thai people and i have earn only 850$ per month (half of him). However I still can live comfortable by rent a smaller room near Ratchathewi. Sadly In thai the basic sarary is 500$ per month and many people get worse than that.
Awesome video. Only thing I'd ask as a follow up is what does Adam (as a Digi Nomad) make (approx) per month, and what percentage of that is the $1750USD/$63,000THB he's budgeting per month? Does his income fluctuate from month to month if he has stretches of time w/out as much work?
knowing other digital nomads, they earn starting from 3000 to 10k+
they either have an online business, online course, does affliate marketing, youtube monetizattion, does freelance work, rent out properties and many more. They typically have a team to handle things that might need their physical presence.
@Kamil Yassin Which is totally their prerogative. But it doesn't give someone the full picture of their experience in Bangkok. It's one thing if you are consistently bringing in 85,000-90,000 thai baht and your expenses are roughly 63K per month and it's a whole other ballgame if you are bringing in 300,000+ per month and your expenses are still in that 63K budget (in Thai baht)..
I'm on an island and my food intake is pretty predictable as I largely eat the same things. Surely some island tax on here. 230 4 egg omelette or 300 acai smoothie bowl breakfast. 150-200 Thai lunch, but 2 dishes or proteins eg. 2 larb gai. Don't I frequently do a triple cheeseburger for take away at 170 else the same lunch Thai budget. I occasionally do a large volume Italian meal at 590. I also do some daily protein shakes and may make a protein brownie or protein pancakes. Rent here can really be all over but 20k you can find an ok place that would have more room but not look as cool, also probably not be as walkable and wouldn't be right on the beach. Maybe giving up any kitchen you could negotiate certain hotels and in low season. I had a pandemic house for 35 but that's more like the non covid weekly rate.
Which Island?
@@YouGotOptions2 koh lanta
Remember- If you are coming from western countries or developed Asia, ordering one 60 baht meal won't cut it unless you are going on a diet.
Ya like if you want to keep that huge western gut in place
@@vintageexcellence - I agree, its just that if you budget for 60 baht a meal and then find that you need to eat two or three meals at each sitting, there goes your budget. Tonythetiger is just being real.
Hey Chris I met you at your first ever meet up at Poi in Toronto but we really met a few days before on the street. I'm the construction worker guy kinda scared you lol.
I will be retiring soon and becoming an expat as well. Nice break down of experience for a monthly budget. A nice guide for sure.
Toronto prices have gone up much more over the last few months.
If I retire here life would be a struggle, but there I could live a comfortable stress free life with money left over each month.
Thanks again for this video
Cheer
True. Many consider their retirement pension vs cost of living. Some retire with 2500US a month to live by with struggling quality of life. Or take a risk and live in PORTIGAL, MEXICO, COSTA RICA or SOUTH EAST ASIA and you live very good life. At 3500US you can live luxurious life!
@@jomontanee very true. But even if you don't want to live the rock star life, there are lots of bungalows that rent cheap out on the islands. Something to be said for a morning view of the ocean and a walk down the beach. Head back into the center of the island when the sun is high and enjoy exploring the jungle and hidden water falls.
Plus there's always a party somewhere to attend if you want as well.
A hop skip and a jump you're back to bigger cities amazing night life day tours and always friendly people
What type of visa does he use? Is he allowed to work there legally, or is it all in the gray?
I'm currently researching the options to live and work in Thailand as a digital nomad, and there are not many options really.. cosidering that I'd like to do it legally and not in the gray zone :(
Elite visa possibly
There is no such thing as a digital Nomad visa . Most come on normal Visa. Elite as someone said. Learn Thai and stay is an option. You'd need to sign up though and go to some classes.
He won’t have a work permit he will be under the radar.
A lot of the costs mentioned are at least 2 times higher than the real ones for this level of living: cell plan, internet, electricity, rent, some other stuff.
True!
I live for about 1k a month and i'm travelling thailand and around......i think you spend way too much on appartement because there's some very descent for about 300-400$ a month
Adam said that in video about the location he chose but he was willing to move to quieter area for more rooms for WFH.
22 degrees at night for me. $75 for my Telus cell phone bill monthly 15GB. $1305 rent 2bdrm 2bthrm, only pay hydro water is free. Adam sounds like a younger version of you Chris he must be your son. Cap it off at 3 beers in Toronto, isn't that the same as 10 Leo's in Thailand? I found out that I can live in Thailand, (not Bangkok) for $1000 Canadian per month. My wife own her owns home, we don't indulge in drinking alcohol much, our biggest expensive is we like to tour Southern Thailand and Vietnam but we will stay a one place for weeks at a time because it's cheaper that way.
Really interesting video you guys. I spend 6 months Nov -April and my average monthly budget was 40K Baht = $1500🇨🇦 or $1100 🇺🇲 . This included everything mentioned in this video adding gym membership and food for 2 ☺️ Here in Vancouver for that $ you can barely rent an apartment 😂 Definitely going back this winter. By the way Adam our condo is 21 minutes BTS ride from our door step to Asoke and we are paying 10K for the same size condo as you have with amazing amenities. Cheers to you fellow Canadians 🇨🇦
Wow I’m in downtown Vancouver and my rent alone is $2,100, Time to retire to Thailand 😊
This is similar to Chicago pricing. I need to move to Southeast Asia ASAP.
Condo name?
Which neighborhood?
@@Andrew-hm5yd Just search alongside Sukhumvit Line for condos after Bang Chak BTS, your money will go further and you'll be a few stops from Bangkok center.
This episode is great! Very informative! I really like the format!
อดัมทำให้ช่องดูเปลี่ยนค่ะ อยู่ประเทศไทยไม่จำเป็นต้องอายุเยอะ หนุ่มสาวสามารถทำงานและใช้ชีวิตที่นี่ได้เหมือนกัน
Thank you... Im visting in mid 2024! 😮😊❤
Check out around Ladpro area near Central Department Store, Ladprao, there are both MRT and BTS.
TRUE! Near excellent movie theatres too. IMAX is nearby at Major Ratchayotin. There are tons of new modern condos from Central Ladprao to Ratchayotin.
When I was single I used to live in Bangkok for around 1500 USD per month very comfortably. now married with child and international school fees are not cheap . 10-20k USD per year for school . So now my fixed cost is around 5000 USD per month and it can be very challenging.
Adam & Chris, great episode! You’ve inspired me to prepare my own monthly expenses and will share it here once I’m done.
This guy spends maybe 1200 for korean bbq but never more than 100 for going around town. So, considering that is 3x more expensive than an average bbq buffet and 3x cheaper than a taxi across actual Bangkok - his perception of Thailand is the 5 square miles around the foreigner districts.
They seem like cool guys with descent knowledge but if you want to experience Thailand get immersed in the country AND/OR find some people down on the street to hang out with. Maybe use local foreigners in the first days as a launching pad but don't stick around or it gets westernized.
The Thai Baht is now worth 36.50 to $1 US so $1750 would give you 63,875 Bahts, more then enough for 1 month of pure Joy. If you are single you are in paradise. Amazing video Chris I am dreaming, unfortunately Airline Tickets are pretty close to double want they cost a year back.
Good info, I’ve been on Samui for just under a week and still trying to normalize spending. Having this breakdown helps putting things into perspective.
Stay off Lazada 😁😁😁 My mistake when I tried to 'normalize spending'. Happy that period is over.
In 2018 i was living on 700$ a month in chiang mai
In 2023 i spend extra lavishly 900$ a month
Love this video!! Bangkok is one of my favourite cities!! Been there twice - would have been more if it wasn’t for the pandemic. I live in Vancouver and quite frankly I would be living in the gutter if my monthly budget is $1752!! Seriously, that is not even enough for rent! 😂.
Hey great Video guys! You put a lot of effort into this one. Ya’ll living the good life abroad !!!
Chris and Adam - Excellent episode! Really enjoy these comparisons. I need to go back and see what the VISA and Medical costs are. Being married, I'd expect to be budgeting $3500/month for everything, and would likely be in Chang Rai or Hoa Hin. Coming out of a US west coast city that is still half of what things cost us now.
As a Thai, if I were you I will choose to live in Cheng Rai, the cost of living is lesser than living in Hoa Hin. Your budget is more than enough if you live there.
@@MsParavee Thank you :) It just comes down to being happy in the mountains or feeling the need to be near the beach.
@@300lbcanary2 It's up to you. $1,750 / mo. it's comfortable to live in Thailand 😀
@@MsParavee I believe Adam lives in Bangkok... I think his budget is very high for someone less than 30 years old. I wonder if any single Thai person in this age doesn't cook for himself?
@@evansmusic2009 I agree. I am from BKK and still have family live there.
I've been watching lots of street food videos from youtube and it's seems like no one cooks now a day, also the price for each dish would have cost $2 the most. There are street foods everywhere. My family back there do not cook any more.
I finalized my divorce like literally 2 days ago and looking for a change of scenery. Going to leave Canada for a few weeks and go to Thailand. I was in Pattaya once and it was pretty straight forward to figure out where to find an airbnb. Pattaya is small. However i want to chill in Bangkok this time but the city is massive. I found myself completely lost trying to figure out where to get a place there. Hundreds of places on airbnb. Are there different neighbourhoods you can recommend? Whats an upscale neigbbourhood (i am not on a tight budget), but also close to the nightlife or maybe not so much nightlife but places to meet local women? I watched a few videos, yours as well as some other travellers and still cant seem to figure it out. Either the names of the neighbourhoods mentioned in videos are spelled different on the map vs how its pronounced or (most likely) i am just completely missing something here. Lol. Your advice would be greatly appreciated.
I always found that most older expats on a budget (not just in Thailand) never really take serious illness & medical expenses into account.
Luckily, Bhumrungrad is the best hospital in the world... and you don't need to pay US $1,000 a month... every month... even when you don't need to go there.
They just charge costs plus wages. Same with flying... it's not some shell-game played by hustlers.
Leaving America for Thailand, you escape paying for the enormous MIC war-scam-budget, the enourmous welfare-scam budget, and the enormous healthcare-scam-budget.
(But you will miss the variety of menus that America offers.) But the risk of being mugged or shot drops to zero.
The visa costs are something to keep in mind though, without a long-term visa you're probably spending 6000/7000 baht every 2 months on visa and then there are extra costs for example an education visa will be around 30000/40000 baht, if you're a British citizen and you need your documents legalized that's 12000 baht.
Living in Thailand requires set-up.
Hi Adam, your landlord is going to feel very happy knowing you keep the room tidy and clean (as seen in the video ). 👍🏼 tenant 😀
Ops, I typed your name wrongly earlier😂, I got it right now ( I was on another video simultaneously )
wait until the landlord finds out how many times Adam is having sleepovers....lol
Here's a tip to anyone who is single and moves to Bangkok that most foreigners who have lived here a long time know. Don't get a condo! It's a rip off. If you're single, get a Thai apartment in a local street for 3-5k bht a month. This dude is paying 20k + 3.5k in electric for a room not much larger than an apartment. High rise condo's, especially if you live on a higher floor, are always way hotter than apartments as well which forces you to spend more on electric from AC. Thai apartments in 3-4 story buildings on local streets tend to be way cooler so you rarely need to run the AC. He could be saving 17k bht a month to go out and do more fun things if he just got an apartment.
Note that he is living a pretty quiet life. This was a nice budget review. I liked the video clips illustrating where he goes to eat and his living situation. 35 sq meters is indeed small so make sure you are living alone. At that building and location though he has a nice pool and I suspect a decent gym.
If he doesn’t have an office to go to, I can’t see why you’d live in Asoke in a tiny 32 sqm apartment, when you could go a few stops down the BTS line and get much better value.
Very interesting video! Thanks for putting it together. I haven’t spent much time in Thailand recently so I was a bit surprised at the costs. I was expecting less I guess.
I live in countryside Japan and pay less than him to live a very full life. His food expenses were a bit high….eating at home occasionally could save some money.
If you can cook is more cheap
That Toronto accent sounds similar to the accent they have up in Minnesota.
Great information
Good up until the rent. You can can get just as good if not better close to the BTS from On Nut to Bearing from 8000 to 12000 giving you more spending money. Just another option
$1750 for a single young man to reside in the heart of BKK is very reasonable. If you eat Thai food for most of the time and shop at local mom and pop stores, I am sure you could live for less.
Guys you both sounds same , yours voices are more similar than between father and son, in some moments when I do not watch and only listen I cant say who is talking if not look on you, phenomenal.
อินเทอร์เน็ต เมืองไทยบ้านผม เร็วที่สุดในโลก บอกเลย
This budget is very hefty some things not needed very wasteful. I'm Canadian lived in Toronto, Brampton, Barrie, Grimsby, St.Catharines, Winnipeg, Selkirk, Edmonton now Calgary. My budget for Thailand will be 800.00 Canadian per month. I will live very good.
Very Interesting vlog thank you for being so transparent, quick question how would these costs compare to Phuket or Sumi would the cost of living be higher on the islands? Also, they are so many Visa Plans in Thailand now are the different visa plans, Elite, digital nomads, etc. worth their cost if one wants to live in Thailand longer term. This then brings me to the best health insurance plan again so many.
Interesting. Of course, smaller towns are a lot cheaper, but less exciting and convenient. I definitely recommend retiring in Thailand. Btw, being married to a Thai person is a lot more expensive. Your wife will come with family and any problems they have is now your problem. Just make sure she has your values and you control the money.