How much money do you need to live comfortably in Bangkok?

Firefan · December 23, 2020

To answer: yes, you can live comfortably here. You might want to add holidays/trips (domestic or maybe even internationally),OTC medicines/supplements, foods/drinks at home, items for home, PC/mobile replacement/upgrade/repairs, sports activities and gear and other memberships and also medicinal costs for out-patient (if not in health insurance) and any deductibles/self risk you might have on your health insurance. Dental work can also easily add up unless you got that covered in health insurance too.

And yes, you can earn around that lending (variable rate depending on markets) or currently 12% set on stable coins at for instance youhodler.com

For sure: your risk is with whatever platform you then trust with your money as a 3rd party. You do not get 12% (and often more when lending via say bitfinex.com but variable rate - 13% as I type this) without there being more risk. A smart lending strategy would probably be to split ones capital out between multiple 3rd parties/broker/defi platforms. Cheers!

onthedarkside · December 23, 2020

A long off-topic series of posts regarding bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have been removed.

Lacessit · December 23, 2020

3 hours ago, tonray said:

Have no clue but last time I checked golf wasn't a requirement for a comfortable existence

Maybe not for some, for others it is an addiction. Or an itch that has to be scratched.

Comparing it with bar girls, it's more value for money, because it lasts a lot longer, and a bad round is soon forgotten. Sometimes not the same ease of dismissal with the alternative.

KhaoYai · December 23, 2020

On 12/22/2020 at 10:06 AM, Appu said:

Greetings from "English teacher" who is not so perfect in english at all. I did not want to impress with claims of wealth, I just shared my opinion that comfortable living is different term from person to person. Someone are comfortable with 10k per month, someone with 100k, and for someone even million is not enough. I am just happy to live here the way I want, and I shared expenses that I find comfortable for me. No hard feelings.

Hard to comment from the photo of your balcony door handle but if the state of said door handle reflects the quality of the rest of the apartment - you need to discuss your rent with your landlord.

Edited December 23, 2020 by KhaoYai

KhaoYai · December 23, 2020

How many times have we seen this topic raised? It always produces a variety of responses and much disagreement. Everyone's idea of comfortable is different, its almost impossible to say how much you need to live a comfortable life anywhere. In Bangkok its probably between 30k and 130k - depends on what you want from life and what you're happy with.

PGSan · December 23, 2020

6 hours ago, Appu said:

Spending as less as possible time at home.

What a waste of your TWO bedrooms.

Nanaplaza666 · December 23, 2020

On 12/22/2020 at 11:20 AM, alianware said:

If you cannot live comfortable in your country now, how can you get more comfortable in Thailand ?? ,since living cost in your current country should be much more expensive than in Thailand.

Thailand at the moment is more expensive then a lot of european countries for most expenses .

2.2k · December 23, 2020

On 12/22/2020 at 11:22 AM, tonray said:

Rent depends a lot on size and location. 15K gets you a failry small place in most of Bangkok and a tiny closet in prime areas

15k will get a brand new fully furnished 50sqm, 2 bed, 1 bath, livingroom, kitchen, balcony condo with pool and gym right beside an MRT/BTS perhaps 20 mins ride from Silom/Sukhumvit.

tonray · December 23, 2020