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Hi, I would like to know has anyone any experience of teaching and living in Phuket on a salary of 80,000 baht before tax?

How much tax would be taken every month from 80,000 baht? 

How much would a house and garden that accepts pets be to rent?

Overall, would that pay range cover costs of living comfortably in Phuket? 

Thanks in advance.

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As of Match 2019...does this help?

 

Summary about cost of living in Phuket:

  • Four-person family monthly costs: 61,005.26฿ without rent (using our estimator).
  • A single person monthly costs: 17,239.14฿ without rent.
  • Cost of living rank 260th out of 448cities in the world.
  • Phuket has a cost of living index of 47.29.
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The further you get from the west coast, the cheaper your rent.

 

You can rent a small basic thai style house in the interior of the island, or nearer the east coast, for 10k/month.

 

A small basic house near to west coast may start at 15k-20k/month.

 

 

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you can rent a house anywhere on the island for 10-100,000baht/month

You can live very well on that salary UNLESS u like drinking and not sleeping alone

I live a very good lifestyle in kamala for half that. for 2 of us

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Sounds like a job at Headstart. Doable, it is a good salary for the region. The villas (2, 5, California and Chao Fa) all have decent homes. The newer ones are more expensive. At 2, 5 and California, you can get them for about 10k a month. 

 

If your expenses are accommodation and some meals (free lunch), rent a bike, then it is ok.

 

Avoid the schools. They pay less than 50k.

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On 3/16/2019 at 8:54 PM, ChasingTheSun said:

The further you get from the west coast, the cheaper your rent.

 

You can rent a small basic thai style house in the interior of the island, or nearer the east coast, for 10k/month.

 

A small basic house near to west coast may start at 15k-20k/month.

 

 

Where did you find those numbers?

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On 3/17/2019 at 8:38 AM, phuketrichard said:

you can rent a house anywhere on the island for 10-100,000baht/month

You can live very well on that salary UNLESS u like drinking and not sleeping alone

I live a very good lifestyle in kamala for half that. for 2 of us

You could easily live on that salary and less, after tax, and I know a few who do now. 

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Dont think headstart pays that much

80,000...$2,500/month

All the international schools give a housing allowance of 10-20,000 baht month as far as i know

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On 3/16/2019 at 6:57 PM, Puchaiyank said:

As of Match 2019...does this help?

 

Summary about cost of living in Phuket:

  • Four-person family monthly costs: 61,005.26฿ without rent (using our estimator).
  • A single person monthly costs: 17,239.14฿ without rent.
  • Cost of living rank 260th out of 448cities in the world.
  • Phuket has a cost of living index of 47.29.

This is a useful starting point, but remember to add in costs of expenditures that are not covered by that website. They include:

 

Your health costs

Insurance for your health, accident, property, vehicles

Travel

Pet food and health

Charity/gifts

 

And that list doesn't include the potentially huge increase if you have a dependent GF/partner, or partake in renting them regularly.

 

80K before tax is certainly doable and you can live on it comfortably, but it comes down to your desired lifestyle.

 

 

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Bt80,000 p/m and you're asking this. Are you pulling the piss or just rubbing in the salt. Do you have a Masters in Education? If you do have a M.Ed then why come here? This country is f#####d to teach in. Way too many hoops to jump through set up by a ministry of education with the collective IQ of a newt. Where's the job. I'll apply.:cheesy:

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10 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Bt80,000 p/m and you're asking this. Are you pulling the piss or just rubbing in the salt. Do you have a Masters in Education? If you do have a M.Ed then why come here? This country is f#####d to teach in. Way too many hoops to jump through set up by a ministry of education with the collective IQ of a newt. Where's the job. I'll apply.:cheesy:

 

Perhaps they're looking for someone literate.

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4 minutes ago, exemplary21 said:

 

Perhaps they're looking for someone literate.

Wow! Good comment. What does it mean? Maybe you could elaborate (that would be the verb not the adjective).????

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On 3/16/2019 at 6:54 AM, ChasingTheSun said:

The further you get from the west coast, the cheaper your rent.

 

And the safer you are from a tsunami. Even if it doesn't happen, you don't want to worry about it every time there's a rumble somewhere in the world. I was near the beach and found it stressful. Moved to other side. 

 

 

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15 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Wow! Good comment. What does it mean? Maybe you could elaborate (that would be the verb not the adjective).????

Not sure what he meant, but I wondered why you would want to apply since you say, "This country is f#####d to teach in. Way too many hoops to jump through set up by a ministry of education with the collective IQ of a newt. "  

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Just now, smotherb said:

Not sure what he meant, but I wondered why you would want to apply since you say, "This country is f#####d to teach in. Way too many hoops to jump through set up by a ministry of education with the collective IQ of a newt. "  

Did you not see the laughing emoji? 

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7 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Did you not see the laughing emoji? 

Yes, but it seems you use emojis with many of your posts. I saw a bit of jealousy/envy in your words, but if it were all in jest; fine. 

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On 3/16/2019 at 5:04 AM, tlandtday said:

really no more expensive than pattaya but so many who never visit and read the sex boards seem to think it is prohibitively so lol

I'd have to disagree. I stayed in Phuket for a month and found it noticeably more expensive. Can you live there on 80k baht/month? Sure you can if you don't behave like a crazed weasel.

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