You are 20 years older. You are slower. Less fit. Less atttractive.

Guys in 2006 said it was better in 1986!

If anything its better now cause there's more farang food!

Better ? Cannot say.

But definately far cheaper. And that at the end of the equation, makes it better.

4 minutes ago, SingAPorn said:

Better ? Cannot say.

But definately far cheaper. And that at the end of the equation, makes it better.

When was it far cheaper?

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

When was it far cheaper?

20 years ago, as we are moving back in time as suggested in the Title.

1 minute ago, SingAPorn said:

20 years ago, as we are moving back in time as suggested in the Title.

How so? The average wage was less 20 years ago. Plane tickets have come down in price. I pay less now than 20 years ago. Food prices have risen 20 baht which adjusted for inflation is no different.

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

How so? The average wage was less 20 years ago. Plane tickets have come down in price. I pay less now than 20 years ago. Food prices have risen 20 baht which adjusted for inflation is no different.

Wrong, wrong, wrong

Just now, ozfarang said:

A problem understanding the english language?

When was Thailand far cheaper when you adjust for wages and inflation?

I find it cheaper now accept for the baht rate.

Airline tickets are 50% cheaper. Food prices the same adjusted for inflation. Hotels are just as cheap as 20 years ago as there is an oversupply.

2 minutes ago, ozfarang said:

Wrong, wrong wrong

What evidence do you have????

Just now, SingAPorn said:

in fact, he almost blew the meter of my troll detector 🤣

Where are the facts to back up your claims????

I see how you operate @Harrisfan , after one year using that moniker you have managed 17.6k posts and I see why.

You start a new topic then argue with everyone who disagrees with your subsequent posts

7 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

I pay less now than 20 years ago. Food prices have risen 20 baht which adjusted for inflation is no different.

Just stop it. That premise is just so far off its not to be believed. What is it with you it seems your whole point in posting is to sew discontent? You are not by any means a Thai expert, stop pretending. Google is not life experience.

1 minute ago, marin said:

Just stop it. That premise is just so far off its not to be believed. What is it with you it seems your whole point in posting is to sew discontent? You are not by any means a Thai expert, stop pretending. Google is not life experience.

Post facts to back up your claims.

4 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Where are the facts to back up your claims????

sorry, I do not keep my gogo bar bills after 20 years.

Prices in Australia have risen 70% since 2006. Wages have doubled.

Airline tickets have fallen 30%.

Thai hotels were 400 baht then and 400 baht now.

Krapow moo was 30 baht then and 50 baht now.

The thai baht was 28 baht then and now 22 baht.

So apart from currency Thailand is actually cheaper now lol

12 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

When was Thailand far cheaper when you adjust for wages and inflation?

I find it cheaper now accept for the baht rate.

Airline tickets are 50% cheaper. Food prices the same adjusted for inflation. Hotels are just as cheap as 20 years ago as there is an oversupply.

The prices for air travel, especially international, have risen and I paid a lot less for my first flights here and back to the US than I do now. They've stabilized in the last few years but are still higher. My first flight was $500 less then they are now.The prices for everything in Thailand have risen, and will continue, as they see westerners will still keep paying.

2 minutes ago, ozfarang said:

Get a life @Harrisfan , at an average 48 post per day for the last year you are truly pathetic.

Find another hobby to while away your time

My hobbies include science, math and economics. When you adjust for wages and inflation Thailand is cheaper now even with a low baht rate. Airlines are cheaper and hotels the same.

1 minute ago, fredwiggy said:

The prices for air travel, especially international, have risen and I paid a lot less for my first flights here and back to the US than I do now. They've stabilized in the last few years but are still higher. My first flight was $500 less then they are now.

30% cheaper from Oz. Used to be 800 to 1000. Now 550.

2 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

30% cheaper from Oz. Used to be 800 to 1000. Now 550.

I checked Cheapoair, which I've used for a decade plus, and the direct flights from Sydney to Bangkok are around $800 USD. I heard this from other Aussies in posts here, so I looked. And this is with a third party, reduced, Cheapoair. Direct through the airlines would be more. You could pay under $500 and have it take almost a day.,.......https://www.cheapoair.com/air/listing?&d1=SYD&r1=BKKG&dt1=02/28/2026&dtype1=C&rtype1=G&d2=BKKG&r2=SYD&dt2=03/07/2026&dtype2=G&rtype2=C&tripType=ROUNDTRIP&cl=ECONOMY&ad=1&se=0&ch=0&infs=0&infl=0

1 minute ago, fredwiggy said:

I checked Cheapoair, which I've used for a decade plus, and the direct flights from Sydney to Bangkok are around $800 USD. I heard this from other Aussies in posts here, so I looked. And this is with a third party, reduced, Cheapoair. Direct through the airlines would be more. You could pay under $500 and have it take almost a day.,.......https://www.cheapoair.com/air/listing?&d1=SYD&r1=BKKG&dt1=02/28/2026&dtype1=C&rtype1=G&d2=BKKG&r2=SYD&dt2=03/07/2026&dtype2=G&rtype2=C&tripType=ROUNDTRIP&cl=ECONOMY&ad=1&se=0&ch=0&infs=0&infl=0

Jetstar is A$550 return. Those flights never existed 20 years ago.

2 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

I'm posting facts in my topic. You are trolling my topic with no facts.

Lets start with a couple of facts. 20 years ago the most popular and most used meat in Thailand was pork as it is today. Pork was 80 baht a kilogram 20 years ago today. It is now roughly 200 baht a kilo.

From the Nation Newspaper about 7 months ago. Facts dude.

The Nation Thailand 

In the past 13 years, the cost of living in Thailand has significantly increased, particularly in food prices, while wages have failed to keep up.

A new report from the Thai Real Estate Agency Research and Evaluation Centre reveals that the price of a single serving of rice in the Silom, Surawong, and Sathorn areas has skyrocketed by 106.5%, from 31 baht in 2012 to 64 baht in 2025.

In contrast, the minimum wage has only risen by 33.3%, from 300 baht to 400 baht during the same period.

Looking at the price changes under different governments:

During the Yingluck Shinawatra government (2012-2014), food prices increased by an average of 5.2% per year.

Under the Prayuth Chan-o-cha administration (2014-2023), food prices surged by 6.6% annually, totaling a 77% increase.

The Srettha Thavisin government (2023-2024) saw a 3.3% rise in food prices.

The Paetongtarn Shinawatra government (2024-2025) experienced a smaller increase of 2.0%.

Dr. Sophon Phonchochua, president of the centre, has led semi-annual surveys of food prices, now conducted annually, focusing on the Silom-Surawong area, a key business district in Bangkok.

The results of this survey are seen as a reflection of the general cost of living across the city, making it a crucial indicator for Bangkok and the nation.

Several personal comments and attacks have been removed.

Keep it civil, debate the subject not the poster.

1 minute ago, marin said:

Lets start with a couple of facts. 20 years ago the most popular and most used meat in Thailand was pork as it is today. Pork was 80 baht a kilogram 20 years ago today. It is now roughly 200 baht a kilo.

From the Nation Newspaper about 7 months ago. Facts dude.

 

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In the past 13 years, the cost of living in Thailand has significantly increased, particularly in food prices, while wages have failed to keep up.

A new report from the Thai Real Estate Agency Research and Evaluation Centre reveals that the price of a single serving of rice in the Silom, Surawong, and Sathorn areas has skyrocketed by 106.5%, from 31 baht in 2012 to 64 baht in 2025.

In contrast, the minimum wage has only risen by 33.3%, from 300 baht to 400 baht during the same period.

Looking at the price changes under different governments:

During the Yingluck Shinawatra government (2012-2014), food prices increased by an average of 5.2% per year.

Under the Prayuth Chan-o-cha administration (2014-2023), food prices surged by 6.6% annually, totaling a 77% increase.

The Srettha Thavisin government (2023-2024) saw a 3.3% rise in food prices.

The Paetongtarn Shinawatra government (2024-2025) experienced a smaller increase of 2.0%.

Dr. Sophon Phonchochua, president of the centre, has led semi-annual surveys of food prices, now conducted annually, focusing on the Silom-Surawong area, a key business district in Bangkok.

The results of this survey are seen as a reflection of the general cost of living across the city, making it a crucial indicator for Bangkok and the nation.

You are talking about Thai wages. Western wages are up 80 to 100%.

Money sure went further back then:

In 2006 the Thai baht was about 69–72 baht to £1 on most days

today 42.5

3 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

You are talking about Thai wages. Western wages are up 80 to 100%.

Changing the goalposts, making no sense at all and trolling to the max. You are a waste of space. Later backwards man...

6 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Jetstar is A$550 return. Those flights never existed 20 years ago.

Maybe true Australia to Thailand on Jetstar but they're still higher from the west to here. I'm guessing most airlines are still higher also from Europe.

24 minutes ago, ozfarang said:

You start a new topic then argue with everyone who disagrees with your subsequent posts

I like people to posts facts. Many people just make vague statements zero facts. Western wages are up 80 to 100% and the baht is 25% stronger so its cheaper now given the ground costs and flight prices are similar or even cheaper.

1 minute ago, marin said:

Changing the goalposts, making no sense at all and trolling to the max. You are a waste of space. Later backwards man...

Farangs get western wages not Thai wages. Your posts are not logical. This is a farang forum.

3 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Maybe true Australia to Thailand on Jetstar but they're still higher from the west to here. I'm guessing most airlines are still higher also from Europe.

3 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Maybe true Australia to Thailand on Jetstar but they're still higher from the west to here. I'm guessing most airlines are still higher also from Europe.

But wages have risen 80 to 100%. So even if those prices rose 50% its cheaper in real terms.

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

But wages have risen 80 to 100%. So even if those prices rose 50% its cheaper in real terms.

Wages in Thailand haven't raised much at all. If you're referring to how the typical westerner can afford things it's true as westerners are happy to come to a country where things are much cheaper than back home. Prices for most everything in America have risen over the years, so wages should have risen to keep up with the cost of living. Sadly for many they haven't. A lot of people think all Americans are well off, but there are thousands who live paycheck to paycheck and are a few months from losing their homes if they get laid off.

15 minutes ago, marin said:

price of a single serving of rice in the Silom, Surawong, and Sathorn areas has skyrocketed by 106.5%, from 31 baht in 2012 to 64 baht in 2025

I can get gaeng hang lay for 79 baht in Bangkok. Krapow Moo with egg 50 baht.

64 baht for rice only? Sounds likea dodgy example.

Fun fact: in 2006, Land in Thailand was 4 x cheaper per square yard than Carpet was in the UK.

(area dependent)