oooooo Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 (edited) so as i am accused of being mathematically challenged maybe some one can help me out here. I and my wife, 3 children and the MOTH.... excuse me..... mother-in-law. Five people. in my opinion: i and my wife = 2 persons 3 children = 3 persons 1 mil = 1 person GRAND TOTAL: =6 persons if my math is incorrect kindly let me know how to rectify the problem. i myself am puzzled and will go borrow the neighbors calculator Edited April 27, 2007 by oooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebusjones Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Yes. And I now request..... no... BEG..the moderators to please delete this bloody thread. I wish I had never started it. It was a bad idea. I admit it now. I'll do whatever you want, but just please DELETE IT ALL!And having said that, good night gentleman! I'm now going to turn off this computer, put on a movie and slowly ease my way into dreamsville. ADIOS AMIGOS! I thought it was a good idea for a thread. oooooo is just being a petty a**hole. Here are my costs for Bangkok: 1. Electric: 1,300 a month with a/c on sometimes 2. Good Oranges: 35 per kilo 3. Monthly water bill: 300 baht per month. Am I being ripped off? 4. "Hi Speed" Internet: 800 baht per month 5. Fried rice + chicken or pork from a stall restaurant: 25 baht 6. Nom Took Moo (the best dish in all of Thailand): 35-40 baht 7. Papaya salad (somtam): 20-25 baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temporaneo Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 3. Monthly water bill: 40-60 baht per month maximum. Do you ever take a bath? That or my condominium is robbing me. I live alone (ok, some girls take a shower sometimes too ) and pay 300 baht/month for water. That is anyway incredibly cheap compared to what I used to pay in Italy (and I did not take 3 showers a day there ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temporaneo Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 2. Good Oranges: 35 per kilo I envy you. Here in Pattaya I can find oranges only at Carrefour and price ranges between 39 and 80 baht. And sometimes they can hardly be called "good". Unless you are speaking of tangerines and I of Navel oranges....that would explain everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oooooo Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Yes. And I now request..... no... BEG..the moderators to please delete this bloody thread. I wish I had never started it. It was a bad idea. I admit it now. I'll do whatever you want, but just please DELETE IT ALL!And having said that, good night gentleman! I'm now going to turn off this computer, put on a movie and slowly ease my way into dreamsville. ADIOS AMIGOS! I thought it was a good idea for a thread. oooooo is just being a petty a**hole. Here are my costs for Bangkok: 1. Electric: 1,300 a month with a/c on sometimes 2. Good Oranges: 35 per kilo 3. Monthly water bill: 300 baht per month. Am I being ripped off? 4. "Hi Speed" Internet: 800 baht per month 5. Fried rice + chicken or pork from a stall restaurant: 25 baht 6. Nom Took Moo (the best dish in all of Thailand): 35-40 baht 7. Papaya salad (somtam): 20-25 baht. cheers for calling me names mate hope i will not have to meet u in person one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temporaneo Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 oh my calculator just powered up againand i am happy to inform u that: I and my wife, 3 children and the MOTH.... excuse me..... mother-in-law. Five people. guess what? equals SIX people maybe something wrong with the thing. i'll slap it around a bit and we'll see what happens No,no, you were right first time...five people, the MOTH does not count, that's not "people", that's nuisance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oooooo Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 ok then is there a setting that restores everything to default? my calculator is getting really confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 It's a simple question, the guy wanted to compare his living costs to other peoples, is there realy any need for the sarcasm and pedantic bickering! Please grow up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebusjones Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 2. Good Oranges: 35 per kilo I envy you. Here in Pattaya I can find oranges only at Carrefour and price ranges between 39 and 80 baht. And sometimes they can hardly be called "good". Unless you are speaking of tangerines and I of Navel oranges....that would explain everything. Yeah that's entirely possible. I've never really learned to differentiate between the many varieties of oranges and tangerines. Although it isn't as easy to find them at the moment because it's not really the season for them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebusjones Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 cheers for calling me names matehope i will not have to meet u in person one day Ok I apologize for calling you names. But seriously, why were you being so sarcastic? Do you have some sort of personal vendetta with chevykanteve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussietraveller Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 37 posts in this thread, and only 1 on topic.... now 38.... I will try to add a few lines on this topic Rent here is cheap. I pay 12000 per month, (1 bedroom apartment in central phuket) Fuel is the same price as Australia, so not a lot of diference there Car hire here is cheap Electricity here is expensive using Aircon every night (6 Baht/Unit) Cigarettes are cheap 60 Baht a pack. ($10.00 in Australia (270 Baht)) Beer is about the same parice as Oz. Food is cheap. Average price for a snack, or cooked food at the markets is 20-40 baht a serve McDonalds is about the same price as Oz. Building costs are cheap A maid for washing/Ironong/cleaning is very cheap. Taxi's and Tuk Tuks are expensive here compared to Bangkok, but still a lot cheaper than Australia. Going out to a restaraunt is cheap. Value for money, Thailand is a great place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oooooo Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 (edited) cheers for calling me names matehope i will not have to meet u in person one day Ok I apologize for calling you names. But seriously, why were you being so sarcastic? Do you have some sort of personal vendetta with chevykanteve? is sarcasm a criminal offense? not to my knowledge. and at the end of the day i got a beautiful signi out of the guy. see you guys i'm off to get my calculator repaired. Edited April 27, 2007 by oooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KireB Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 cheers for calling me names matehope i will not have to meet u in person one day Ok I apologize for calling you names. But seriously, why were you being so sarcastic? Do you have some sort of personal vendetta with chevykanteve? is sarcasm a criminal offense? not to my knowledge. and at the end of the day i got a beautiful signi out of the guy. see you guys i'm off to get my calculator repaired. Why don't you change your name into RAINMAN! He's very good at Maths!, just like you! Rent 9000 UBC 1600 Internet 1300 Telephone 1000 Electric city 1600 Food 10,000-15,000 Beer 2000 Transportation 4000 (car plus bike) Life's cheap and lovely here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Abbott Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 (edited) Rent 55K Elec 4K avg water inc in rent phone + dialup net 700 Villa + Foodland groceries 20K Transport 0 can walk everywhere, live where I want to be visa runs 3K avg gf allowance 12K Total 95K did I leave anything out? oh, kick in 5K for beer and nightlife so nice round 100K total My lifestyle here requires a minimum of this 100K so I get a bit bent about people raving about how cheap life is here. I find it outright expensive to live the decent life I require. These numbers are for 2 people only. Also remember that I have zero transport costs Edited April 27, 2007 by Jim Abbott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklabel Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Rent 55KElec 4K avg water inc in rent phone + dialup net 700 Villa + Foodland groceries 20K Transport 0 can walk everywhere, live where I want to be visa runs 3K avg gf allowance 12K Total 95K did I leave anything out? oh, kick in 5K for beer and nightlife so nice round 100K total My lifestyle here requires a minimum of this 100K so I get a bit bent about people raving about how cheap life is here. I find it outright expensive to live the decent life I require. These numbers are for 2 people only. Also remember that I have zero transport costs 55k for rent u must have stayed in a very nice place...cheers chongaew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Abbott Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 It's decent but only a 166 sq mtr apt in the suk ghetto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leisurely Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 OK, Rent 40k Electricity 6-8k Water +/- 400 baht Local phone 150 baht International 2-3k Internet 800 baht Petrol 4k Food (including beer etc) 30k Clothes (2 adults 2 children) 12k So all together quite a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebusjones Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 OK, Rent 40k Electricity 6-8k Water +/- 400 baht Local phone 150 baht International 2-3k Internet 800 baht Petrol 4k Food (including beer etc) 30k Clothes (2 adults 2 children) 12k So all together quite a lot 4k for petrol seems like a lot. I use less than 800 baht a month for petrol. You must be driving a big SUV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KireB Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 It's decent but only a 166 sq mtr apt in the suk ghetto But only 166 sqm????? How snobistic can you be? Be ashamed of yourself! 100 k a month, good for you, but 10 times the local amount. Please realize it when you're a privileged person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveldog Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 always interesting to compare imho....anyway here is mine for avg. Baht/month: rent: 5,000, water and elec included food/drink: 12,000 car/bike ins.: 1600 fuel/svc.: 1600 clothes/sundries: 500 entertainment: 500 internet: 600 cable TV: 450 travel: 5000 medical: 300 hmmm total just under 30K...forgetting stuff..usually around 32,33K per month in reality very comfy life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 (edited) rent: 3,000 food/drink:5,000 car 10,000 fuel 6000 clothes/sundries: 2000 entertainment: 3000 internet: 800 cable TV 300 medical: 1,000 school fees: 3,000 tel : 3000 elect: 1000 water 500 wife's allowance: 2000 snuss: 1000 hotel : 1500 40,000 is enough for a very comfortable life outside Bkk. When I lived in Bkk I needed 70,000 for a similar one, and not counting school fees. Edited April 28, 2007 by Neeranam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveDaBlues Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Rent 55KElec 4K avg water inc in rent phone + dialup net 700 Villa + Foodland groceries 20K Transport 0 can walk everywhere, live where I want to be visa runs 3K avg gf allowance 12K Total 95K did I leave anything out? oh, kick in 5K for beer and nightlife so nice round 100K total My lifestyle here requires a minimum of this 100K so I get a bit bent about people raving about how cheap life is here. I find it outright expensive to live the decent life I require. These numbers are for 2 people only. Also remember that I have zero transport costs Rent in BKK is the killer. You're paying as much/more than some people back in the states pay to rent a decent 3 bedroom home in a decent area. I'm paying 6K a month for a 4 bedroom, 3 bath place. Not sure what the size is but it's plenty big. Never figured why anyone would want to live in BKK (unless situation forces it). Easy and cheap to just fly there for a week or so when the spirit moves you. It IS cheap to live a quality life in Thailand. Just not in the tourist areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuma Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Partly out of laziness and because I have not tracked my spending closely for a while (something i used to do) I will second this members list, it appears very close to my actual costs now, with the exception of travel and beer, i am right where i want to be so spend very little to get around town, can walk almost everywhere. So i would amend that to less than 1000 and make "beer" "entertainment" then that i would have to bump up to 10k or so cheers for calling me names matehope i will not have to meet u in person one day Ok I apologize for calling you names. But seriously, why were you being so sarcastic? Do you have some sort of personal vendetta with chevykanteve? is sarcasm a criminal offense? not to my knowledge. and at the end of the day i got a beautiful signi out of the guy. see you guys i'm off to get my calculator repaired. Why don't you change your name into RAINMAN! He's very good at Maths!, just like you! Rent 9000 UBC 1600 Internet 1300 Telephone 1000 Electric city 1600 Food 10,000-15,000 Beer 2000 Transportation 4000 (car plus bike) Life's cheap and lovely here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pomthai Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Rent 15K (Phuket 3 bedroom House) Electricity 4K- 5K ok so I like AC UBC 1.6K Internet 1K Telephone 5K Diesel 3K Baby stuff + Nursery School 12K Food 15K Beer Going Out Etc 15K Car + Health Isurance etc I guess about 4K Total about 75-80K per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefan Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Bangkok center. No rent as own but below are my BASE costs pr. mth in Baht: Condo mng fee/repairs: 6000 Internet/phone/mobile: 1000 Electricity: 2000 Water: 150 Transport(gas/insurance/train/taxi): 4000 Health insurance: 3000 Grocery/clothes shopping: 9000 Other insurance: 1000 Visa costs: 500 Other shopping: 2500 TOTAL 29k+ But above does not include travel (maybe a bit in Thailand) and most importantly: socializing/drinking/partying which easily adds 20k to the total per mth. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertz Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Just a quick comparison with my costs here for all you people who wonder if you made the right move. I have to earn about 1100€ per month just to cover the necessary bills for heating, services, medical cover and car. Anything I earn above that is the money I have for my trips to LOS. BTW, these costs are ongoing even while I'm on holiday. Aren't you lucky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveDaBlues Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Just a quick comparison with my costs here for all you people who wonder if you made the right move. I have to earn about 1100€ per month just to cover the necessary bills for heating, services, medical cover and car. Anything I earn above that is the money I have for my trips to LOS. BTW, these costs are ongoing even while I'm on holiday. Aren't you lucky? Yes, I am. Sounds like it's time for you to make the move! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutleyg Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Mortagage 89000 baht Elec 4000 Gas 3000 Food 17000 Fuel 5000 Nights Out 20000 Water 1000 Health Ins 5500 This is not a mistake the costs are monthly conservative and I've missed loads out yes you will be able to guess that I live in bloody London!!!!!!!!!! I've just made myself feel worse by typing it in baht, I think I need to get back to Thailand soon. Hopefully this will cheer up anyone living in Thailand and missing the UK / OZ etc or feeling their living expenses are starting to creep up. Trust me you are better off where you are whatever you may feel about current political unrest / insurgents etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Abbott Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Rent 55KElec 4K avg water inc in rent phone + dialup net 700 Villa + Foodland groceries 20K Transport 0 can walk everywhere, live where I want to be visa runs 3K avg gf allowance 12K Total 95K did I leave anything out? oh, kick in 5K for beer and nightlife so nice round 100K total My lifestyle here requires a minimum of this 100K so I get a bit bent about people raving about how cheap life is here. I find it outright expensive to live the decent life I require. These numbers are for 2 people only. Also remember that I have zero transport costs Rent in BKK is the killer. You're paying as much/more than some people back in the states pay to rent a decent 3 bedroom home in a decent area. I'm paying 6K a month for a 4 bedroom, 3 bath place. Not sure what the size is but it's plenty big. Never figured why anyone would want to live in BKK (unless situation forces it). Easy and cheap to just fly there for a week or so when the spirit moves you. It IS cheap to live a quality life in Thailand. Just not in the tourist areas. rent is indeed the killer, Mr Blues. so what are your overall expenses anyhow? I pay this enormous premium, no doubt, but I am where i want to be and as I explained, my transportation costs are near zero, thus can credit my rent to whatever that amount were to come to if I had a car or whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundman Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Living expenses: - per month (Countryside) Electricity - 9000B Water - 2000B Phone - 500B Mobile - 3000B Internet - 1000B UBC - 1500B Food local - 6000B Food Shopping BKK (twice per month) - 12000B Beer - 6000B Personal entertainment (Pattaya 1 - 2 days per month) - 30000B Wife - 30000B Daughter - 15000B Car Repayment - 40000B Diesel- 10000B Misc. crap - 10000B Cheers, Soundman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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