Pattaya makes the top 10 list on Expats best low budget places to move abroad!

[Jingthing]

The 10 Cheapest Retirement Cities for Frugal Boomers - The Expat Test (expatsi.com)

 

I've noticed this trend for about 5 years.

Pattaya FINALLY is getting noticed in international retirement abroad media as a very desirable expat destination as opposed to only a sexpat destination.

Credit where credit is due.

 

Pattaya makes the top 10 Expatsi list. 

No other place in Thailand made it.

 

Take that rip off Chiang Mai and choky smoky Chiang Mai.

 

 

 

[newnative]

Yes, great to see the shift in how Pattaya is viewed.  It's always topped my list of places to live in Thailand.

[impulse]

Be careful what you wish for. 

 

You'll soon be inundated with the idiots who follow the innovators and the imitators.  I can't count the number of great, sleepy places that have been ruined when they became mainstream (spelled e-x-p-e-n-s-i-v-e and crowded)

 

Better to stay off the radar and enjoy the way things are.

 

[Jingthing]

1 minute ago, impulse said:

Be careful what you wish for. 

 

You'll soon be inundated with the idiots who follow the innovators and the imitators.  I can't count the number of great, sleepy places that have been ruined when they became mainstream (spelled e-x-p-e-n-s-i-v-e and crowded)

 

Better to stay off the radar and enjoy the way things are.

 

Pattaya is already mainstream. Not much to spoil that way. If you're talking about it getting too expensive, I'm just not seeing that in the forseeable future.

[stoner]

39 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Take that rip off Chiang Mai and choky smoky Chiang Mai.

 

although not as bad as CM pattaya has it's own horrendous pollution problem. 

[scubascuba3]

May drop out the top 10 fast if they start double taxing income

[sungod]

10 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

May drop out the top 10 fast if they start double taxing income

as will the rest of Thailand

[bignok]

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

The 10 Cheapest Retirement Cities for Frugal Boomers - The Expat Test (expatsi.com)

 

I've noticed this trend for about 5 years.

Pattaya FINALLY is getting noticed in international retirement abroad media as a very desirable expat destination as opposed to only a sexpat destination.

Credit where credit is due.

 

Pattaya makes the top 10 Expatsi list. 

No other place in Thailand made it.

 

Take that rip off Chiang Mai and choky smoky Chiang Mai.

 

 

 

All rubbish. 100 Thai towns same prices!

[sungod]

3 minutes ago, bignok said:

All rubbish. 100 Thai towns same prices!

For expats numb nuts, read the title.

[bignok]

1 minute ago, sungod said:

For expats numb nuts, read the title.

I did. Please wake up. It's a silly list. There's many silly lists out there. Written by clueless people.

 

Expats don't have to live in tourist ghettos. 

[Jingthing]

2 minutes ago, bignok said:

I did. Please wake up. It's a silly list. There's many silly lists out there. Written by clueless people.

 

Expats don't have to live in tourist ghettos. 

Most want to.

[sungod]

Just now, bignok said:

I did. Please wake up. It's a silly list. There's many silly lists out there. Written by clueless people.

 

Expats don't have to live in tourist ghettos. 

 

It's judged on many factors, internet, access to international health care, standard of accommodation etc etc etc., not how much a Singha and fried rice costs sat on a cement table in the middle of no where.

 

 

[bignok]

1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

Most want to.

Good. Keep the sheep in a pen.

[bignok]

Just now, sungod said:

 

It's judged on many factors, internet, access to international health care, standard of accommodation etc etc etc., not how much a Singha and fried rice costs sat on a cement table in the middle of no where.

 

 

Internet 555 its not 1990. Every major city has loads of rooms, hospitals.

 

These websites are clickbait. They change often.

 

[sungod]

1 minute ago, bignok said:

Internet 555 its not 1990. Every major city has loads of rooms, hospitals.

 

These websites are clickbait. They change often.

 

 

Obviously this topic is lost on you,

 

Where exactly do you live then?

[Fat is a type of crazy]

4 minutes ago, bignok said:

I did. Please wake up. It's a silly list. There's many silly lists out there. Written by clueless people.

 

Expats don't have to live in tourist ghettos. 

That's the thing. I would never go there for a holiday though I did for 3 days on the way to Koh Chang once. But it seems a reasonable place to live.. as discussed in a different post. I wouldn't want to live in Ubon or whatever but there you've got lots of stuff to do too. 

[bignok]

Different list

 

https://abrokenbackpack.com/best-cities-to-live-in-asia/

[newnative]

16 minutes ago, bignok said:

All rubbish. 100 Thai towns same prices!

"The ten cheapest retirement cities . . ."

[bignok]

2 minutes ago, sungod said:

 

Obviously this topic is lost on you,

 

Where exactly do you live then?

10 websites

10 different lists

 

Were you born yesterday?

 

It means nothing. If you like Pattaya why do you need a website you tell you this?

 

 

[sungod]

1 minute ago, bignok said:

10 websites

10 different lists

 

Were you born yesterday?

 

It means nothing. If you like Pattaya why do you need a website you tell you this?

 

 

Where do you live?

[bignok]

"The cheapest place to stay in Thailand as an expat is Chiang Mai. It’s the largest Northern city in Thailand."

 

https://travelhiatus.com/11-cheapest-places-in-thailand-to-visit/

[bignok]

2 minutes ago, sungod said:

Where do you live?

Next door to you

[sungod]

3 minutes ago, bignok said:

Next door to you

 

So you must like it in Pattaya then.....

[bignok]

3 minutes ago, sungod said:

 

So you must like it in Pattaya then.....

Ah got ya

[GypsyT]

Why am I here?

 

 

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Pattaya makes the top 10 Expatsi list. 

 

Jing, I was intrigued by how many of the different location entries on their list have a phrase in the description similar to the following:

 

"You can get a retirement visa in XXXXXXX if you have [$800 to $1,500+] /month in retirement income."

 

If their info is accurate, I didn't realize there were so many countries with reasonably affordable retirement visas...

 

Such as:

 

--Bulgaria if you have about $800/month in retirement income.

 

--Portugal if you have about $800/month in retirement income.

 

--Costa Rica if you have $1,000/month in retirement income.

 

--Panama if you have $1,000/month in retirement income

 

--Indonesia if you have about $1,500/month in retirement income.

 

 

 

 

Edited December 2, 2023 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[still kicking]

2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

The 10 Cheapest Retirement Cities for Frugal Boomers - The Expat Test (expatsi.com)

 

I've noticed this trend for about 5 years.

Pattaya FINALLY is getting noticed in international retirement abroad media as a very desirable expat destination as opposed to only a sexpat destination.

Credit where credit is due.

 

Pattaya makes the top 10 Expatsi list. 

No other place in Thailand made it.

 

Take that rip off Chiang Mai and choky smoky Chiang Mai.

 

 

 

only if you can live on 186.000 baht per month.

[QuantumQuandry]

Is Penang actually cheaper than Pattaya, per the list?

[Jingthing]

11 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Jing, I was intrigued by how many of the different location entries on their list have a phrase in the description similar to the following:

 

"You can get a retirement visa in XXXXXXX if you have [$800 to $1,500+] /month in retirement income."

 

If their info is accurate, I didn't realize there were so many countries with reasonably affordable retirement visas...

 

Such as:

 

--Bulgaria if you have about $800/month in retirement income.

 

--Portugal if you have about $800/month in retirement income.

 

--Costa Rica if you have $1,000/month in retirement income.

 

--Panama if you have $1,000/month in retirement income

 

--Indonesia if you have about $1,500/month in retirement income.

 

 

 

 

Yes.

The lowest I'm aware of is Nicaragua.

Before that it was Argentina but I heard they adjusted it.

Edited December 2, 2023 by Jingthing

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

And for the Europhiles amongst us, the OP's entry on Portugal, in a separate listing, has the following add-on:

 

"You can get a retirement visa with €760 in monthly retirement or pension income, which is equivalent to approximately $830. After five years, you can convert your residency for EU citizenship and enjoy easy travel across Europe."

 

https://expatsi.com/communities/retirees/10-countries-where-you-can-retire-with-2000-month/