I think petrol prices are similar to the US. I know the UK is considerably more. I worked in London for a while. Almost had a heart attack first time I topped up my car.
Mistyped care. Meant auto prices compared with the US. I use gov't hospitals here. Chonburi Hospital is great if you do not mind the wait
Hotels - rent
Curries - do not buy
Yoghurt - no idea. only buy for cooking. ice cream way more expensive
Sports drinks - do not buy
Amoxy - true
Massages - true
Dentists- true but quality is much lower
Car hire - do not need to hire a car
Buses- do not need
Taxis- do not need
Trains- do not need
Tours- why?
Electricity- true
Water -true
Glasses -true
Boats- why?
RE taxes and medical care are definitely cheaper here. Materials more expensive here, labour much less but quality less also. No idea about EVs or solar. More importantly, ice cream is definitely more expensive here
Agree with some.
Transport: Care more expensive here
Fuel: Auto fuel a push I think
Power: Cheaper here. Not sure how much. Been here too long to compare
Taxi: Probably right. Not used one in years
The gov't should have let sleeping dogs lie. They have brought this issue onto international sights now. I believe companies should really have second thoughts about investing in Thailand now.
This should hurt condo sales by foreigners. Who knows how they will begin to look at condo ownership. I would not buy one now and would be afraid if I had any in my name. My wife owns some in her name only and I am happy we went this direction.
Foreign governments should reciprocate but I doubt if they are this xenophobic. This is not Thai bashing
A solution might be to drop foreign ownership of land in Thailand if all Thais owning property of land abroad agree to relinquish ownership of it. Fair enough