Cost Of Living

[khall64au]

How do you find the cost of living... those who live on Phuket as opposed to say Bangkok or other popular parts of the Kingdom?

Personally, I think the cost of living rises significantly by the month- esp. during the past 2 yrs. Food, fuel, and other 'essentials' are a lot more expensive than just a year or two ago......... yet salaries remain the same.

Any thoughts or comments?

[Firefan]

I have the same experience in Bangkok, inflation have been much more than official nos report.

A retired friend keeps track of every Baht in MSN Money and his personal inflation rate have been about 10%/year the last 2 years.

Cheers!

[tom yum goong]

to be fair i haven't really noticed the difference between here and Bangkok. I think i spend a lot more money in Bangkok just because there is a lot more to do there.

Agree about the salaries though