People keep posting, Thailand expensive, but I'm not seeing it!

[Nick Carter icp]

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

How much is a UK hotel room and 60 min massage?

 

   You can come and stay for free at my place if you want 

[Harrisfan]

6 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   You can come and stay for free at my place if you want 

You might P Diddy me

[hotsun]

8 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

You might P Diddy me

There seems to be a lot of people here who want to do it to you

[NorthernRyland]

3 hours ago, pacovl46 said:

Well, when I moved there in 2003 one Euro was 54 Baht. Now one Euro is only 37 Baht. So that alone is already a loss of 32% of buying power. And the days where you could get a full meal on the street for 20 to 25 Baht are well over as well. Rent is much more expensive, too. A friend of mine from back then just recently moved back to Thailand and he said prices went up quite a bit for a lot of things. Is it expensive in comparison to the west? Probably not, but it's definitely more expensive than it used to be.

 

Yeah these are all facts for sure.

[BritManToo]

4 hours ago, pacovl46 said:

Well, when I moved there in 2003 one Euro was 54 Baht. Now one Euro is only 37 Baht. So that alone is already a loss of 32% of buying power. And the days where you could get a full meal on the street for 20 to 25 Baht are well over as well. Rent is much more expensive, too. A friend of mine from back then just recently moved back to Thailand and he said prices went up quite a bit for a lot of things. Is it expensive in comparison to the west? Probably not, but it's definitely more expensive than it used to be.

But my income has doubled since then ........

[KhunLA]

6 hours ago, pacovl46 said:

Well, when I moved there in 2003 one Euro was 54 Baht. Now one Euro is only 37 Baht. So that alone is already a loss of 32% of buying power. And the days where you could get a full meal on the street for 20 to 25 Baht are well over as well. Rent is much more expensive, too. A friend of mine from back then just recently moved back to Thailand and he said prices went up quite a bit for a lot of things. Is it expensive in comparison to the west? Probably not, but it's definitely more expensive than it used to be.

 

That's not too surprising, as the THB could only get stronger after the crash.  Spanking from the EU hurt just as much for you as the strengthening of the THB.

 

Same for me, almost, as arrived 2000 and TBH 40 to USD, went up to 45, then down to 29.  So as long as it stays about 30+ (25% drop from 2000), I'm happy enough.  Stays 30-35 / $1 USD, rarely dips below, and goes 35+ sometimes.

 

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

But my income has doubled since then ........

 

My income has just about doubled also.  Almost keeps up with the basics, whole food inflation.   Others things have stayed steady, while other things have increased dramatically.  Thankfully I don't need or use the higher end inflated things.

[still kicking]

5 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

How much is a UK hotel room and 60 min massage?

Stupid answer, I never had a massage in my life and don't stay in hotels and what are the wages in the UK?