lovelaos Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 The BBC seem to have got the Thai Baht converter a bit wrong. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17543356 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Do they ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 If I use US and UK equivalents of my salary they're fairly close, but using Thailand it's a factor of 2 bigger against the World Average. The 'How it's Worked Out' link holds the clue, those are not real dollars they are 'spending power' dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 According to the BBC the average Thai wage is THB 8650 per month, which is 33% of the average global wage. The Average UK wage is GB£ 2075 per month before tax (US$ 3051 / THB 94,000) The Average US wage is US$ 3270 per month before tax (THB 100,800) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelaos Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 If I use US and UK equivalents of my salary they're fairly close, but using Thailand it's a factor of 2 bigger against the World Average. The 'How it's Worked Out' link holds the clue, those are not real dollars they are 'spending power' dollars. My bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifer Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Where Are You On The Global Pay Scale? Way down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huayrat Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 258% world average whatever that means,, confused me ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccaroni man Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 these types of things IMO don't mean much. The measuring stick should be, can you travel, have a roof over your head and eat 3 square meals a day and still afford to put a little money away for rainy days. I have known people in indonesia who were earning 1 dollar a day who had a much better standard of living than many wage earners in developed countries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 (edited) The measuring stick should be, can you travel, have a roof over your head and eat 3 square meals a day and still afford to put a little money away for rainy days. I have known people in indonesia who were earning 1 dollar a day who had a much better standard of living than many wage earners in developed countries. +1 if you'd add: "can you and your kids get treated if you get sick?" Edited April 2, 2012 by impulse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaParent Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 5,751% of the Thai average. 1,900% of the world average but it says my wage is $28,121 per month. I wish!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kananga Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) So you earn 500,000 baht per month pattaya parent? Thats almost twice as much as me. I wouldnt be complaining if I were you :-) Edited April 3, 2012 by Kananga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieyoungMan Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 hmmmm.....I earn AU$5500 a month and I thought my income was low......Bangkok holiday here I come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 (edited) oops tmi Edited April 4, 2012 by geriatrickid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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