Wrong on the ability to live on 10k a month. Fan room no hot water, or aircon, plenty for rent at 2500 thb just outside of the main districts. No need for a refrigerator, a bag of ice in a water cooler is all many have they buy the food from the local vendors and many eat a meal of rice and mooping or rice soup for breakfast they can make easily. Dinner again cheaply. Kids going to a government school minimal cost except for uniforms. Mom and dad making a combined 18 to 20k a month still send 3 to 5k home each month to help the parents. Not hearsay either, real life. See it everyday, the families we adopted during covid lived prior like I said. Now at least one is employed. Have some ex family members in Chonburi living the same way.
True a higher income should be paid but it never will.