Everyone chooses Pattaya ... mostly...but as times go on , generations change ,cities change ,Asia changes etc etc 

 

First of all I'm wondering does Pattaya ,in Thailand top the list for single male retirees ?

 

I would like some comments from others who have retired to other Asian destinations.

 

I want to compare this , 

So your a single mature age man 

Compare these retirement destos 

 

Pattaya Thailand ,

 

Financial ⚪- 9/10 cheap to live , rent cheap, good for budget living  , can easily live on $2000 aud a month 50k baht ,yes 

Plenty of condos for rent on a budget to high class 

Transport⚪ - Score 9/10 you have grab , bus , taxis ,baht buses , motor bike 

Nightlife ⚪ 8/10 ,plenty of bars , but NO  major concerts , ballet etc 

Restaurants ⚪,8/10 plenty of good restaurants from low to high class 

Massage⚪ 10/10, everywhere 

Available hired  company ⚪10/10 ,from bars to street hire 

Medical care ⚪8/10 big hospital to small ,but ambulance services fail 

Crime ⚪9/10 no crime ,can walk safely anywhere mostly 

Shopping centres ⚪ 10/10

Pedestrian safety ⚪7/10 

Some areas have no footpaths 

 

 

Now let's look at other Asia destos ,Cebu in Philippines ,Duamagette ?

Palawan ? Davao ?

Vietnam, ? Hanoi,ho ch

Cambodia ? Siem reap etc 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time to make a move. No place is perfect. Plenty of places within a 30 min drive to Patts to live the quiet life on the beach. Utopia doesn't exist. While I haven't visited all  of Thailand, I'd scratch off Isaan. Living close to Patts makes getting to Airports easy, good medical care, malls with nice restaurants and movie theaters and of course a good place to scratch an itch. 

 

Either you can afford to retire or you can't.

I've been in Pattaya a few times, not my cup of tea. Chiang Rai suits my lifestyle.

Before retiring here, I researched the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, because I had worked in all of them previously as a consultant.

Thailand came out on top - easily.

Chiang Rai is nice but lacks Nightlife if your after theatres etc 

And what about medical hospital?

 

 

"Everyone chooses Pattaya"

NO, never was a consideration.   After visiting a few times, no desire or reason to return.  

 

Can't comment on other Asian countries, as TH is 3rd world enough for me.  I need good infrastructure.   TH meets the minimum and affordable required for my smile.

 

 

31 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Chiang Rai is nice but lacks Nightlife if your after theatres etc 

And what about medical hospital?

 

 

A small amount of nightlife (bars) along JetYod Road, plenty of massage shops in the sois off there.

The only theatre I need is Netflix, I am not sure if the live Thai acts in the Night Bazaar are still going.

Chiang Rai has Ram, Overbrook, Sriburin and Bangkok private hospitals.

 

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

Chiang Rai is nice but lacks Nightlife if your after theatres etc 

And what about medical hospital?

 

 

I'm sure CR has nightlife, just not the sextourist/sexpat ghetto strip.

 

When single in Udon Thani, nightlife was excellent, but I didn't visit the sextourist/sexpat ghetto strip, unless a meet up with other expats, actually during a monthly local forum meet up.

 

Aside from that, I avoided once daughter was old enough to understand why it was there.  Did have 2 restaurants worthy of visiting for a while.