Insane Prices

[IrishIvan]

spam is expensive here? Its considered pensioner food in the west along with beetroots and the cheese wrapped in plastic. I cant believe there is a demand for it in Thailand.

[eezergood]

spam is expensive here? Its considered pensioner food in the west along with beetroots and the cheese wrapped in plastic. I cant believe there is a demand for it in Thailand.

Makes great crab bait

[petercallen]

spam is expensive here? Its considered pensioner food in the west along with beetroots and the cheese wrapped in plastic. I cant believe there is a demand for it in Thailand.

I do not eat tinned meat myself, flesh meat is cheaper and better

I have eaten it years ago on camping trips when we had no refrigeration

IT is expensive here and there is no reason it should be, it is rubbish in my opinion

[Lancelot]

I don't think the OP loves Thailand anymore

[Lancelot]

Goods imported into Australia from Thailand have a 5% import duty/ tax which includes rice, seafood, tinned foods, vehicles etc

Which makes them very competitive on the open market and regularly cheaper than Australian manufactured goods

Australian goods imported into Thailand cop huge import duties/ taxes even though they are not manufactured or

produced in Thailand of a equal quality

A example is a large ford SUV i saw at the local dealer recently 2.7M baht its Australian made and on road there with with all costs included and a full

3 year roadside assistance warranty 1.4M baht

There is a free trade agreement but the way around that is high import taxes even on items not made or produced here

No way can you call spam or apples luxury items except in Thailand

I hear what you are saying but the Austrilian consumer benefits from the relatively low duty on imports- and the Thai consumer suffers.

[petercallen]

Goods imported into Australia from Thailand have a 5% import duty/ tax which includes rice, seafood, tinned foods, vehicles etc

Which makes them very competitive on the open market and regularly cheaper than Australian manufactured goods

Australian goods imported into Thailand cop huge import duties/ taxes even though they are not manufactured or

produced in Thailand of a equal quality

A example is a large ford SUV i saw at the local dealer recently 2.7M baht its Australian made and on road there with with all costs included and a full

3 year roadside assistance warranty 1.4M baht

There is a free trade agreement but the way around that is high import taxes even on items not made or produced here

No way can you call spam or apples luxury items except in Thailand

I hear what you are saying but the Austrilian consumer benefits from the relatively low duty on imports- and the Thai consumer suffers.

I agree its the Thai consumer that suffers, makes no difference to me i pay about the same price in Australia as i do for imported goods here

But the Thai manufactured goods are much cheaper than the imported if you can find them on the supermarket shelves

Why should not average Thai be able to afford imported fruits etc, The same as Aussies can afford Thai imported fruits and other products

[Felt 35]

Goods imported into Australia from Thailand have a 5% import duty/ tax which includes rice, seafood, tinned foods, vehicles etc

Which makes them very competitive on the open market and regularly cheaper than Australian manufactured goods

Australian goods imported into Thailand cop huge import duties/ taxes even though they are not manufactured or

produced in Thailand of a equal quality

A example is a large ford SUV i saw at the local dealer recently 2.7M baht its Australian made and on road there with with all costs included and a full

3 year roadside assistance warranty 1.4M baht

There is a free trade agreement but the way around that is high import taxes even on items not made or produced here

No way can you call spam or apples luxury items except in Thailand

Oh I believe this is only a part of the territory where it seems "more for a few is better than fair for all"

Please explain your comment

Peter you answered that more or less with the sentence below, add some logic and experience you have from living here and its very clear why!

Why should not average Thai be able to afford imported fruits etc, The same as Aussies can afford Thai imported fruits and other products

[LivinginKata]

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[mattjenson]

sydney or thailand? living in thailand is dirt cheap by comparison. pad thai in thailand = 40baht sydney = 400bath.

[Paangjang]

Try buying anything remotely connected to Chinese food in the next few days!

I was planning on buying a dog. Perhaps leave it a week or two...

[NamKangMan]

sydney or thailand? living in thailand is dirt cheap by comparison. pad thai in thailand = 40baht sydney = 400bath.

I think the OP is making the point that prices on Phuket are "Insane" when compared to the rest of Thailand, not Sydney.

A quick comparison of products and services prices on the island, comparred to elsewhere in Thailand, and it's obvious Phuket is a lot more expensive.

Of course, Phuket is a lot more cheaper than Sydney, except for a few things. Some that come to my mind are short distance transport, wine and cheese.

[Paangjang]

sydney or thailand? living in thailand is dirt cheap by comparison. pad thai in thailand = 40baht sydney = 400bath.

I think the OP is making the point that prices on Phuket are "Insane" when compared to the rest of Thailand, not Sydney.

A quick comparison of products and services prices on the island, comparred to elsewhere in Thailand, and it's obvious Phuket is a lot more expensive.

Of course, Phuket is a lot more cheaper than Sydney, except for a few things. Some that come to my mind are short distance transport, wine and cheese.

And spam!

[petercallen]

Phuket is more expensive because everything a expat may want is available here

We have explored Thailand as far as Cha Am, no other town or province has the same goods and services available

It may be more expensive than other areas in Thailand but its much cheaper than so called western developed countries

IF people wish to complain about Phuket and Thailand its much cheaper to live in Laos or Cambodia and should suite them

[chiang mai]

Phuket is more expensive because everything a expat may want is available here

We have explored Thailand as far as Cha Am, no other town or province has the same goods and services available

It may be more expensive than other areas in Thailand but its much cheaper than so called western developed countries

IF people wish to complain about Phuket and Thailand its much cheaper to live in Laos or Cambodia and should suite them

Those same goods and services are available in Bangkok, Pataya and Chiang Mai and doubtless in other locations in Thailand also, their pricing in Phuket is unique to Phuket, let me assure you. A part of the reason for that is the shipping/transportation distance involved from Bangkok, the major reason though is beause it is believed that Phuket residents can stand it. That you have seen nothing similar between Phuket and Cha Am confirms nothing other than the fact that there is indeed very little of anything in that space.

[IrishIvan]

You should see the price of a Green Curry in Melbourne, $28 take away with rice xtra. Now that is insane prices

[IrishIvan]

Phuket is more expensive because everything a expat may want is available here

We have explored Thailand as far as Cha Am, no other town or province has the same goods and services available

It may be more expensive than other areas in Thailand but its much cheaper than so called western developed countries

IF people wish to complain about Phuket and Thailand its much cheaper to live in Laos or Cambodia and should suite them

Pattaya has a lot more in the way of western delights and a lot cheaper than Phuket. There is more competition there and they dont have to transport it all the way to Phuket. Not really my scene there but some enjoy its cheapness

[petercallen]

Phuket is more expensive because everything a expat may want is available here

We have explored Thailand as far as Cha Am, no other town or province has the same goods and services available

It may be more expensive than other areas in Thailand but its much cheaper than so called western developed countries

IF people wish to complain about Phuket and Thailand its much cheaper to live in Laos or Cambodia and should suite them

Those same goods and services are available in Bangkok, Pataya and Chiang Mai and doubtless in other locations in Thailand also, their pricing in Phuket is unique to Phuket, let me assure you. A part of the reason for that is the shipping/transportation distance involved from Bangkok, the major reason though is beause it is believed that Phuket residents can stand it. That you have seen nothing similar between Phuket and Cha Am confirms nothing other than the fact that there is indeed very little of anything in that space.

Bangkok and Pataya have the same services but i would not want to live there

WE were in Chaing Mai recently and did not see the same amount of goods and services there but it is much cheaper than Phuket

And i would not want to live there either,

[petercallen]

Phuket is more expensive because everything a expat may want is available here

We have explored Thailand as far as Cha Am, no other town or province has the same goods and services available

It may be more expensive than other areas in Thailand but its much cheaper than so called western developed countries

IF people wish to complain about Phuket and Thailand its much cheaper to live in Laos or Cambodia and should suite them

Pattaya has a lot more in the way of western delights and a lot cheaper than Phuket. There is more competition there and they dont have to transport it all the way to Phuket. Not really my scene there but some enjoy its cheapness

What do you consider western delights

[Guest]

You should see the price of a Green Curry in Melbourne, $28 take away with rice xtra. Now that is insane prices

One could probably buy an house or an town in Thailand for what the Green Curry would cost in the international space station.

[chiang mai]

Phuket is more expensive because everything a expat may want is available here

We have explored Thailand as far as Cha Am, no other town or province has the same goods and services available

It may be more expensive than other areas in Thailand but its much cheaper than so called western developed countries

IF people wish to complain about Phuket and Thailand its much cheaper to live in Laos or Cambodia and should suite them

Those same goods and services are available in Bangkok, Pataya and Chiang Mai and doubtless in other locations in Thailand also, their pricing in Phuket is unique to Phuket, let me assure you. A part of the reason for that is the shipping/transportation distance involved from Bangkok, the major reason though is beause it is believed that Phuket residents can stand it. That you have seen nothing similar between Phuket and Cha Am confirms nothing other than the fact that there is indeed very little of anything in that space.

Bangkok and Pataya have the same services but i would not want to live there

WE were in Chaing Mai recently and did not see the same amount of goods and services there but it is much cheaper than Phuket

And i would not want to live there either,

I'm happy for you that enjoy living in Phuket and wouldn't want to live anywhere else, my reply however was in response to your comment that, "no other town or province has the same goods and services available". As for you not seeing the same amount of goods and services in Chiang Mai as you do in Phuket: that's only a reasonable thing to state if you were in Chiang Mai recently and stayed for a long period of time and got to understand where such things might exist here!

[NamKangMan]

Phuket is more expensive because everything a expat may want is available here

We have explored Thailand as far as Cha Am, no other town or province has the same goods and services available

It may be more expensive than other areas in Thailand but its much cheaper than so called western developed countries

IF people wish to complain about Phuket and Thailand its much cheaper to live in Laos or Cambodia and should suite them

Those same goods and services are available in Bangkok, Pataya and Chiang Mai and doubtless in other locations in Thailand also, their pricing in Phuket is unique to Phuket, let me assure you. A part of the reason for that is the shipping/transportation distance involved from Bangkok, the major reason though is beause it is believed that Phuket residents can stand it. That you have seen nothing similar between Phuket and Cha Am confirms nothing other than the fact that there is indeed very little of anything in that space.

Bangkok and Pataya have the same services but i would not want to live there

WE were in Chaing Mai recently and did not see the same amount of goods and services there but it is much cheaper than Phuket

And i would not want to live there either,

"We have explored Thailand as far as Cha Am, no other town or province has the same goods and services available"

"Bangkok and Pataya have the same services but i would not want to live there"

I'm sure Bangkok and Pattaya are cities in Thailand.

Let's be honest, we all love it here, and we all know we are paying "over the odds" for Thailand to be living here.

Edited February 7, 2013 by NamKangMan

[NamKangMan]

Phuket is more expensive because everything a expat may want is available here

We have explored Thailand as far as Cha Am, no other town or province has the same goods and services available

It may be more expensive than other areas in Thailand but its much cheaper than so called western developed countries

IF people wish to complain about Phuket and Thailand its much cheaper to live in Laos or Cambodia and should suite them

Those same goods and services are available in Bangkok, Pataya and Chiang Mai and doubtless in other locations in Thailand also, their pricing in Phuket is unique to Phuket, let me assure you. A part of the reason for that is the shipping/transportation distance involved from Bangkok, the major reason though is beause it is believed that Phuket residents can stand it. That you have seen nothing similar between Phuket and Cha Am confirms nothing other than the fact that there is indeed very little of anything in that space.

I think some products must be transported from Bangkok to Phuket by tuk-tuk because they are more expensive than in western countries. :)

[petercallen]

Phuket is more expensive because everything a expat may want is available here

We have explored Thailand as far as Cha Am, no other town or province has the same goods and services available

It may be more expensive than other areas in Thailand but its much cheaper than so called western developed countries

IF people wish to complain about Phuket and Thailand its much cheaper to live in Laos or Cambodia and should suite them

Those same goods and services are available in Bangkok, Pataya and Chiang Mai and doubtless in other locations in Thailand also, their pricing in Phuket is unique to Phuket, let me assure you. A part of the reason for that is the shipping/transportation distance involved from Bangkok, the major reason though is beause it is believed that Phuket residents can stand it. That you have seen nothing similar between Phuket and Cha Am confirms nothing other than the fact that there is indeed very little of anything in that space.

I think some products must be transported from Bangkok to Phuket by tuk-tuk because they are more expensive than in western countries.

What products and what western country are those products less expensive than here in Phuket than there

Edited February 7, 2013 by petercallen

[petercallen]

Phuket is more expensive because everything a expat may want is available here

We have explored Thailand as far as Cha Am, no other town or province has the same goods and services available

It may be more expensive than other areas in Thailand but its much cheaper than so called western developed countries

IF people wish to complain about Phuket and Thailand its much cheaper to live in Laos or Cambodia and should suite them

Those same goods and services are available in Bangkok, Pataya and Chiang Mai and doubtless in other locations in Thailand also, their pricing in Phuket is unique to Phuket, let me assure you. A part of the reason for that is the shipping/transportation distance involved from Bangkok, the major reason though is beause it is believed that Phuket residents can stand it. That you have seen nothing similar between Phuket and Cha Am confirms nothing other than the fact that there is indeed very little of anything in that space.

Bangkok and Pataya have the same services but i would not want to live there

WE were in Chaing Mai recently and did not see the same amount of goods and services there but it is much cheaper than Phuket

And i would not want to live there either,

"We have explored Thailand as far as Cha Am, no other town or province has the same goods and services available"

"Bangkok and Pataya have the same services but i would not want to live there"

I'm sure Bangkok and Pattaya are cities in Thailand.

Let's be honest, we all love it here, and we all know we are paying "over the odds" for Thailand to be living here.

No town or province as far north as Cha Am has the same products or services that are available in Phuket

Now do you understand

[eezergood]

Phuket is more expensive because everything a expat may want is available here

We have explored Thailand as far as Cha Am, no other town or province has the same goods and services available

It may be more expensive than other areas in Thailand but its much cheaper than so called western developed countries

IF people wish to complain about Phuket and Thailand its much cheaper to live in Laos or Cambodia and should suite them

Those same goods and services are available in Bangkok, Pataya and Chiang Mai and doubtless in other locations in Thailand also, their pricing in Phuket is unique to Phuket, let me assure you. A part of the reason for that is the shipping/transportation distance involved from Bangkok, the major reason though is beause it is believed that Phuket residents can stand it. That you have seen nothing similar between Phuket and Cha Am confirms nothing other than the fact that there is indeed very little of anything in that space.

I think some products must be transported from Bangkok to Phuket by tuk-tuk because they are more expensive than in western countries.

What products and what western country are those products less expensive than here in Phuket than there

Frys Turkish delight - about 40p in blighty THB75 here! Quality street chocolates, small jars in Tesco 3 quid - here THB 1200

Bloody socks from M&S 6 pairs THB1400 31 quid ish

[petercallen]

Do we really need another taxi thread?

What about the price of bananas?

I paid 60 baht for some bananas the other day. When I asked, "Why banana so expensive?" She replied, "Banana delivery my shop by taxi - you pay 60 baht."

When my daughter was here last year bananas were 450 baht a KG in Australia

Bought a hand of nice bananas 1.4 kg in the local market yesterday for 35 baht

We eat very little chocolate and confectionery and do not worry about the price when we do

Edited February 7, 2013 by petercallen

[Felt 35]

After a look and comparison between a few countries on this site http://www.numbeo.com/food-prices/ prices in Phuket or anywhere else in Thailand gets uninteresting

[NamKangMan]

Phuket is more expensive because everything a expat may want is available here

We have explored Thailand as far as Cha Am, no other town or province has the same goods and services available

It may be more expensive than other areas in Thailand but its much cheaper than so called western developed countries

IF people wish to complain about Phuket and Thailand its much cheaper to live in Laos or Cambodia and should suite them

Those same goods and services are available in Bangkok, Pataya and Chiang Mai and doubtless in other locations in Thailand also, their pricing in Phuket is unique to Phuket, let me assure you. A part of the reason for that is the shipping/transportation distance involved from Bangkok, the major reason though is beause it is believed that Phuket residents can stand it. That you have seen nothing similar between Phuket and Cha Am confirms nothing other than the fact that there is indeed very little of anything in that space.

I think some products must be transported from Bangkok to Phuket by tuk-tuk because they are more expensive than in western countries.

What products and what western country are those products less expensive than here in Phuket than there

Wine, cheese, chocolate, breakfast cereal and toast spreads are the ones I notice the most.

I'm not complaining about it, just stating that some things are more expensive here.

Then, you have many other things that are more expensive on Phuket, than other places in Thailand.

Edited February 7, 2013 by NamKangMan

[Shot]

For what ever it's worth......A US of A Washington State Red Delicious apple

is the same price in Phuket as it is in Washington State, US of A

[NamKangMan]

For what ever it's worth......A US of A Washington State Red Delicious apple

is the same price in Phuket as it is in Washington State, US of A

Are you saying the apples are imported from The States, or just apples from anywhere are the same price as The States?

Edited February 7, 2013 by NamKangMan