Compared to San Francisco, I'm saving a lot more money than I expected.
For example, food delivery.
In San Francisco (Silicon Valley, to be more specific--a very expensive part of the Bay area) order from a good American/Cantonese Chinese restaurant, two menu items, delivered plus $5 tip = $50.
Here, I order from Grab and it's $15 at the most for MK Chinese or Ribs&Co Shredded Pork Sandwich, French fries and Salmon Salad.
I paid $1500 a month for rent (cheap!) and here my wife let's me live for free. ????
OK, San Francisco has much better food than here, but I paid $100-200 for a top notch meal.
Here, it's more like 600 B for a good (Thai) meal, 5-6 dishes. Not quite Michelin, but mighty tasty for the money.
And travel expenses are much lower here. Air Asia is the best budget airlines in the world. Hotels in America have gotten crazy expensive since COVID. In the Bay Area, I paid $1000/week for a dump right next to the freeway and could barely get them to change the sheets.
Here 3000-4000B/night maximum for a 4 star hotel at a tourist location.
I stayed at a bungelow on the beach for 600B.
Almost everything is less expensive here, if you're earning Farang wages back home and working remotely here. ????