Quick thought: a little while ago I realized that there was a pretty strong correlation between dividing a THB price by 10 and getting an equivalent London price in pounds...

Taxi flag fall: 35THB - £3.50

Bus journey: 7THB - £0.70

Street Food: 30THB - £3.00

Three-hour coach journey: 139THB - £13.90

Two-bedroom apartment in embassy district: 35,000 THB - £3,500

1.5 liter bottle of 'luxury' water: 14THB - £1.40

Seems to work for a lot of things, and has been helpful for getting a quick idea of relative prices here. Falls down for beer and expensive foreign food... Maybe helpful for people who've just moved from London...

3,500 pounds for a 2 bedroom apartment? No wonder there are so many Brits living abroad.

Do you have the prices for Manchester mate?

Do you have the prices for Manchester mate?

Thought you mancs nicked everything

Do you have the prices for Manchester mate?

Thought you mancs nicked everything

Close, but that's LP from what I here

3,500 pounds for a 2 bedroom apartment? No wonder there are so many Brits living abroad.

The qualifier of "in embassy district" on that one is pretty important :-) (two bedroom apartments near Thai embassy in London)

We seem to pay significantly over the odds here for living on Soi Ruam Rudee - if we were going to be here longer, we'd probably look for somewhere else...

My last apartment in Houston - US$ per square foot (Montrose)

My first apt in Chiang Mai, with panoramic city-mountain views - US$0.17

Do you have the prices for Manchester mate?

Thought you mancs nicked everything

Close, but that's LP from what I here

nice to no people think its mancs that are tea leaves,not nice honest scousers,

Taxi flag fall: 35THB - £3.50 - 35.00 THB = 0.634529 GBP

Bus journey: 7THB - £0.70 - 7.00 THB = 0.126906 GBP

Street Food: 30THB - £3.00 - 30.00 THB = 0.543882 GBP

Three-hour coach journey: 139THB - £13.90 - 139.00 THB = 2.51982 GBP

Two-bedroom apartment in embassy district: 35,000 THB - £3,500 - 35,000.00 THB = 634.488 GBP

1.5 liter bottle of 'luxury' water: 14THB - £1.40 - 14.00 THB = 0.253780 GBP

source - www.xe.com ....

need to get your currency exchange rate first, unless this is being quoted to you.....

also , where do you buy ' Luxury ' Water from for 14 THB ???????

it's £2 cash fare on a bus in London

as for the mancs and the scousers....they'll both have the sugar out yer tea!

Taxi flag fall: 35THB - £3.50 - 35.00 THB = 0.634529 GBP

Bus journey: 7THB - £0.70 - 7.00 THB = 0.126906 GBP

Street Food: 30THB - £3.00 - 30.00 THB = 0.543882 GBP

Three-hour coach journey: 139THB - £13.90 - 139.00 THB = 2.51982 GBP

Two-bedroom apartment in embassy district: 35,000 THB - £3,500 - 35,000.00 THB = 634.488 GBP

1.5 liter bottle of 'luxury' water: 14THB - £1.40 - 14.00 THB = 0.253780 GBP

source - www.xe.com ....

need to get your currency exchange rate first, unless this is being quoted to you.....

also , where do you buy ' Luxury ' Water from for 14 THB ???????

I think OP means a price comparison rather than the exchange rate for £3.50 being THB35.00

I still think it's a bit wide of the mark though

  As far as I know, 35 THB = 0,64 GBP. 3,00 GBP = 162 THB. So I don't know how you got to that result?

14 THB = 0,26 GBP for the water.

Edited November 24, 200916 yr by bellste

As far as I know, 35 THB = 0,64 GBP. 3,00 GBP = 162 THB. So I don't know how you got to that result?

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The flag fall for taxis in Thailand is 35THB.

The flag fall for taxis in London is £3.50.

If you divide 35 by 10, you get £3.50.

It turns out that that fits for quite a few other prices too - such as the examples above.

-P

it's £2 cash fare on a bus in London

as for the mancs and the scousers....they'll both have the sugar out yer tea!

that sounds like my cup of tea.