Thomas Lyall

Trevor - very interesting! I did a similar "comparison" a few years ago, as I have homes in both Bangkok and London. Living solely on my UK pension, I worked out that I'd be in deficit by £280 per month living permanently in the UK, and have a spare £560 per month by living in Thailand. Of course, no NHS in Thailand, but by putting away some of that 'excess' money most situations are covered. Also, the NHS is so over-stretched nowadays, you have to wait months for any kind of non emergency treatment.