Comments on: How Much Will I Need to Live in Thailand Comfortably? http://justindupre.com/how-much-will-i-need-to-live-in-thailand-comfortably/ Internet Marketer and Coach Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:54:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Colin http://justindupre.com/how-much-will-i-need-to-live-in-thailand-comfortably/#comment-24784 Colin Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:51:22 +0000 http://justindupre.com/?p=1100#comment-24784 Hey, yeh - one of my friends is moving out there to teach English tomorrow. I hope to be going on a visit in the next few months when she's settled. Can't wait - see a bit of Vietnam as well at the same time, Hong Kong and possible Japan depending on time. I'm thinking of moving there myself so we could maybe hook up for a pint :) Hey, yeh – one of my friends is moving out there to teach English tomorrow. I hope to be going on a visit in the next few months when she's settled. Can't wait – see a bit of Vietnam as well at the same time, Hong Kong and possible Japan depending on time. I'm thinking of moving there myself so we could maybe hook up for a pint :)

]]> By: Justin Dupre http://justindupre.com/how-much-will-i-need-to-live-in-thailand-comfortably/#comment-24042 Justin Dupre Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:26:03 +0000 http://justindupre.com/?p=1100#comment-24042 I can't imagine there is a lot to spend money on in Ratchaburi. There is the floating market, but you're still 80 - 120km outside of BKK depending where exacctly you live. You could easily live there off 1k usd a month, but probably less. I can't imagine there is a lot to spend money on in Ratchaburi. There is the floating market, but you're still 80 – 120km outside of BKK depending where exacctly you live. You could easily live there off 1k usd a month, but probably less.

]]> By: Lena http://justindupre.com/how-much-will-i-need-to-live-in-thailand-comfortably/#comment-24041 Lena Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:57:57 +0000 http://justindupre.com/?p=1100#comment-24041 Hey there!!! My mom just finished building a house in Thailand to retire in but she won't be retiring for another 5 years. I have decided to move move there for 6 months and just chill. I was born in Thailand and grew up in California but I was 10 since I was last there. So I am not too familiar about living and costs. Have of course asked my mom but her expenses are out of this world, so it's not relevant to me unfortunately. So my question is, for living there in Ratchaburi (central Thailand), free housing and no bills. Basically food per month and eating out a little here and there, how much should I expect to spend a month to be able to live comfortably? I am talking about basic living. I don't need to live the life. I love being in nature so I can find lots of stuff to entertain me. I look forward to a reply. Thanks so much! Hey there!!! My mom just finished building a house in Thailand to retire in but she won't be retiring for another 5 years. I have decided to move move there for 6 months and just chill. I was born in Thailand and grew up in California but I was 10 since I was last there. So I am not too familiar about living and costs. Have of course asked my mom but her expenses are out of this world, so it's not relevant to me unfortunately.

So my question is, for living there in Ratchaburi (central Thailand), free housing and no bills. Basically food per month and eating out a little here and there, how much should I expect to spend a month to be able to live comfortably? I am talking about basic living. I don't need to live the life. I love being in nature so I can find lots of stuff to entertain me.

I look forward to a reply. Thanks so much!

]]> By: jay http://justindupre.com/how-much-will-i-need-to-live-in-thailand-comfortably/#comment-24025 jay Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:31:52 +0000 http://justindupre.com/?p=1100#comment-24025 LOL You must be the only person i have ever met who has been (if you indeed have) and say this. The comments you have made are simply not true. Brown water? I had a house built in Chaiyaphum and before it was completed we used to wash with water from an open natural Well and it was crystal clear! You are talking rubbish. AIDS is not rife either as you have stated. LOL You must be the only person i have ever met who has been (if you indeed have) and say this. The comments you have made are simply not true. Brown water? I had a house built in Chaiyaphum and before it was completed we used to wash with water from an open natural Well and it was crystal clear! You are talking rubbish. AIDS is not rife either as you have stated.

]]> By: Jay http://justindupre.com/how-much-will-i-need-to-live-in-thailand-comfortably/#comment-24024 Jay Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:24:45 +0000 http://justindupre.com/?p=1100#comment-24024 I stay there for 5 Months a year and it can be done very inexpensively if you can follow a certain plan. Number one don't get involved with a bar girl. They will drain you of as much cash as possible. 2 Eat where the Thai people do. At markets & from the street. 3. Rent an Apartment on a Monthly basis. 7,000 baht should get you a very nice one with Internet connection and a lockable (exterior padlock) door. Stock up your fridge with water and beer from the Supermarket instead of paying more for it from the 7/11's. I can speak Thai very well and that makes a difference to how much i pay for things sometimes also. so try to learn some basics. Shop around for the best exchange rate when you change money. Don't be scared about trying some of the off the track places like Chaiyaphum or Udon, Buriram etc. Udon is the biggest NE City and is a great place to go and its very cheap! I stay there for 5 Months a year and it can be done very inexpensively if you can follow a certain plan. Number one don't get involved with a bar girl. They will drain you of as much cash as possible. 2 Eat where the Thai people do. At markets & from the street. 3. Rent an Apartment on a Monthly basis. 7,000 baht should get you a very nice one with Internet connection and a lockable (exterior padlock) door. Stock up your fridge with water and beer from the Supermarket instead of paying more for it from the 7/11's. I can speak Thai very well and that makes a difference to how much i pay for things sometimes also. so try to learn some basics.

Shop around for the best exchange rate when you change money. Don't be scared about trying some of the off the track places like Chaiyaphum or Udon, Buriram etc. Udon is the biggest NE City and is a great place to go and its very cheap!

]]> By: Justin Dupre http://justindupre.com/how-much-will-i-need-to-live-in-thailand-comfortably/#comment-23983 Justin Dupre Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:07:31 +0000 http://justindupre.com/?p=1100#comment-23983 Bad experience with a ladyboy, right? Bad experience with a ladyboy, right?

]]> By: dearn lite http://justindupre.com/how-much-will-i-need-to-live-in-thailand-comfortably/#comment-23975 dearn lite Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:30:26 +0000 http://justindupre.com/?p=1100#comment-23975 Stay out of Thailand, we dont want you here. You wont have to listen to us, only hear the truth. Thailand is unbelievably hot, I mean to the point of making you sick. The misquitoes will bite you on your eye balls so forget ever being without them, even indoors. The food in Thailand is beyond what you think is hot. I can eat Thai peppers raw in America, not the same damn hottness used in Thailand. AIDS is abundant, as is yellow fever, malaria, and typhoid fever. Lastly, go to a 5 star hotel, fill the bath with water and see if you want to wask yourself in brown water that they say is clean. Been there, done that, smarter for it. Don't walk, run. Stay out of Thailand, we dont want you here. You wont have to listen to us, only hear the truth. Thailand is unbelievably hot, I mean to the point of making you sick. The misquitoes will bite you on your eye balls so forget ever being without them, even indoors. The food in Thailand is beyond what you think is hot. I can eat Thai peppers raw in America, not the same damn hottness used in Thailand. AIDS is abundant, as is yellow fever, malaria, and typhoid fever.

Lastly, go to a 5 star hotel, fill the bath with water and see if you want to wask yourself in brown water that they say is clean.

Been there, done that, smarter for it. Don't walk, run.

]]> By: Jess Webb http://justindupre.com/how-much-will-i-need-to-live-in-thailand-comfortably/#comment-13935 Jess Webb Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:16:39 +0000 http://justindupre.com/?p=1100#comment-13935 Hi Justin! Love this post about Thailand! Haven't been there yet, but my partner and I have been talking about it, so it's nice to hear an inside scoop on what it can cost, etc. :) Hi Justin!

Love this post about Thailand! Haven't been there yet, but my partner and I have been talking about it, so it's nice to hear an inside scoop on what it can cost, etc. :)

]]> By: Free Classifieds Blo http://justindupre.com/how-much-will-i-need-to-live-in-thailand-comfortably/#comment-13548 Free Classifieds Blo Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:49:36 +0000 http://justindupre.com/?p=1100#comment-13548 Don't talk about banned substances. You never know who is monitoring this blog. You can blow lots of money in Bangkok in one night if you go to an expensive disco. And if you go 4 to 6 times a month, it can be as high as 2-3K. Of course there cheaper places for party too. Bangkok is for everybody. You can live comfortably for about $2,000 But I hate the Bangkok Summer. It is just so too hot. Cannot go out anywhere during the day. I wonder how Justin, from Minnesota, can stay there in the Summer. Well, I think you get used to once you start living there. I think I will alternate between USA and Thailand. Go to Thailand when it is snowing here and come back to Chicago when it is hot there. Don't talk about banned substances. You never know who is monitoring this blog. You can blow lots of money in Bangkok in one night if you go to an expensive disco. And if you go 4 to 6 times a month, it can be as high as 2-3K. Of course there cheaper places for party too. Bangkok is for everybody. You can live comfortably for about $2,000

But I hate the Bangkok Summer. It is just so too hot. Cannot go out anywhere during the day. I wonder how Justin, from Minnesota, can stay there in the Summer. Well, I think you get used to once you start living there.

I think I will alternate between USA and Thailand. Go to Thailand when it is snowing here and come back to Chicago when it is hot there.

]]> By: Hmong Yang http://justindupre.com/how-much-will-i-need-to-live-in-thailand-comfortably/#comment-11524 Hmong Yang Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:45:33 +0000 http://justindupre.com/?p=1100#comment-11524 I was born in Thailand and moved here to the USA in 1996. And yes, living in the Bangkok is like living in Vagas here the USA. My dream is to live like you back in Thailand. Hopefully the next 3 years I could live like you in Thailand. Keep up the work. I was born in Thailand and moved here to the USA in 1996. And yes, living in the Bangkok is like living in Vagas here the USA. My dream is to live like you back in Thailand. Hopefully the next 3 years I could live like you in Thailand. Keep up the work.

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