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What ist the cost of living in Thailand or better:" How much money do I need every month to survive in Thailand? This questions are always beeing ask in forums all over the internet, so I am trying to bring it to the point.
Since there is never a problem for people with enough money, I will concentrate on theminimum amount of money needed for the living in Thailand.
In General:
The equivalent of about 500,- Euro or maybe 25,000 Baht I would consider as the minimum amount needed for a Foreign - Thai couple or a foreign single to live in Thailand. I personaly know some people who live on a pension like that.You should find a cheap accomodation for about 3500,- Baht (that is well possible) and not dive too deep into the nightlife and don't drink too much beer every day.
If you have the equivalent of about 1000,- Euro or 50,000 Baht available you may already "live like a King" in Thailand, if your accomodation is not too expensive and you may pay up to about 8500,- Baht for a fully furnished small house or Apartment in Thailand. (See also "Houses for Rent in Thailand") If you want to live a more luxurious live and stay in a like 20,000 Baht or more Apartment or Condominium, you might for sure need more than 1,000 Euros.
There are however Expats in Thailand who live on even less than 500,- Euros or 25,000 Baht per month but that may only be possible in the deepest province and not in tourist areas.
You should not be completely pennyless when you're moving to Thailand, there should always be enough money to buy the basics like a bed, a fridge, a gas stove and some other furniture, since the cheaper accomodations in Thailand are mostly unfurnished.
Here comes a table, where you can oversee the typicial monthly "Cost of living in Thailand":
| Rent for House/apartment from : |
78,- € |
3500,- Baht |
| Electric power without an Aircon |
17,- bis 22,-€ |
800,- to 1000,- Baht |
| Electric power with Aircon |
26 bis 33 ,- € |
1200,- to 1500,- Baht |
| Water: (will be a little more if you have a washing machine) |
2,- € |
100,- Baht |
| Garbage: (is for free in most areas) |
1,- € |
50,- Baht |
| Telefon service charge |
2,- € |
100,- Baht |
| Internet (DSL) from |
11,- € |
500,- Baht |
| Cablel TV oder Satelite TV |
11,- or 35,- € |
500,- or 1600,- Baht |
| Cheapest posible : |
122,- € |
5500,- Baht |
| Medium: |
165,- € |
7500,- Baht |
| Deluxe: |
no limit |
no limit |
Don't forget that you may have other costs running in your home country like health or life insurance. You must also have the money available for the frequent "border runs" every 3 month or so and new Visas. Your return ticket to your home country if anything goes wrong must also be available.
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