davidst01 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Lets face it. Some things are so cheap in the LOS. Some examples... 1. Thai post office.... To send huge boxes anywhere in Thailand by tracking is really cheap. I posted a huge box with a heavy pram in it and it only cost thb140. It would have been around $40 back home 2. Water bills.... We have a 3 br home with 2 bathrooms. My water bill each month is 400 baht. Back home water is really expensive. I have a friend back home who said that he was paying $100 a month minimum on a 3 b/r house with same size family as me. 3. Electricity... My monthly electricity bills are extremely cheap at the moment thb 500 to 700 a month. We are not using the air con yet. Obviously it will be up in april but no where near the prices back home. My sister back home said that she had a bill of $600 a quarter during winter. Another friend in a medium size home says he walks around turning lights off etc in his house everyday to reduce the bills. His quarterly electricity bill was $900 but he has 4 kids. Do you have any other examples cheers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post siam2007 Posted February 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2015 groceries can be VERY expensive in Thailand if you want something that is not part of the basic needs of Thai people. And I am not talking about imported goods, I am talking about products made in Thailand. one example, a 225 gr block of (local) butter costs double of what I would pay in my home country. And yes, sorry, while I do eat Thai food too, butter is still part of MY daily basic needs. A tiny cup of (locally made !) cottage cheese costs 4 times as much as in my home country. On the other hand, I don't get a 1$/ lunch in my home country when eating out.... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post i claudius Posted February 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2015 I find my wife costs almost as much to keep here as she did in the UK ,bags ,shoes ,new clothes ,lucky she has a good job and earns good wages ,"every little helps" 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 groceries can be VERY expensive in Thailand if you want something that is not part of the basic needs of Thai people. And I am not talking about imported goods, I am talking about products made in Thailand. one example, a 225 gr block of (local) butter costs double of what I would pay in my home country. And yes, sorry, while I do eat Thai food too, butter is still part of MY daily basic needs. A tiny cup of (locally made !) cottage cheese costs 4 times as much as in my home country. On the other hand, I don't get a 1$/ lunch in my home country when eating out.... A lot of people here don't like Thai $1 food, but at that price they learn to love it. Because someone lives in Thailand doesn't mean they should eat Thai food if they don't like it. Go abroad and see how many Thai's eat the local foods. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CharlieH Posted February 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2015 cant offer anything for "back home" because this is my home. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NeverSure Posted February 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2015 Lets face it. Some things are so cheap in the LOS. Some examples... 1. Thai post office.... To send huge boxes anywhere in Thailand by tracking is really cheap. I posted a huge box with a heavy pram in it and it only cost thb140. It would have been around $40 back home 2. Water bills.... We have a 3 br home with 2 bathrooms. My water bill each month is 400 baht. Back home water is really expensive. I have a friend back home who said that he was paying $100 a month minimum on a 3 b/r house with same size family as me. 3. Electricity... My monthly electricity bills are extremely cheap at the moment thb 500 to 700 a month. We are not using the air con yet. Obviously it will be up in april but no where near the prices back home. My sister back home said that she had a bill of $600 a quarter during winter. Another friend in a medium size home says he walks around turning lights off etc in his house everyday to reduce the bills. His quarterly electricity bill was $900 but he has 4 kids. Do you have any other examples cheers 1. The post office doesn't steal things out of my mail in my home country. 2. I wouldn't drink that dodgy water at any price. 3. In my home country my electrical can't kill me. It's grounded (earthed.) Next. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gerry123 Posted February 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2015 In my home country my electrical can't kill me. It's grounded (earthed.) electricity any where in the world can kill just less likely to on a correctly earthed system 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NeverSure Posted February 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2015 In my home country my electrical can't kill me. It's grounded (earthed.) electricity any where in the world can kill just less likely to on a correctly earthed system 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbanda Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) If you live, dress, and eat here like you did in your country, can be VERY expensive....but who will move to Germany looking to eat fresh lobster every day? Anyway...you can see many Americans just buying in Robertson the same Lee Jeans (made in Thailand) for 1500 its can buy in a local store for 500 or less. You can see them eating T-bones sirloin beef steaks, Mc Donalds burgers, and salmon, and having cappuccinos everyday seated in Starbucks complaining that Thailand is not cheap.....Surely..in the US...those people eats at Mc Donalds, and never in a Thai restaurant because may be too expensive for them... Edited February 17, 2015 by umbanda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post krisb Posted February 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2015 Our Australian electricity bill tops $1000 for the summer quarter. Maybe $600 each other quarter. My gas bill is average $250 a quarter. That's for 3 of us but our daughter is only 2 . Shopping food bill is about $300 a week. We eat pretty well. But nappies are in that and they're expensive. Water bill is around $200 a quarter. Add mortgage and cars and the rest of life costs in its crazy really. Just a comparison for you. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Lets face it. Some things are so cheap in the LOS. Some examples... 1. Thai post office.... To send huge boxes anywhere in Thailand by tracking is really cheap. I posted a huge box with a heavy pram in it and it only cost thb140. It would have been around $40 back home 2. Water bills.... We have a 3 br home with 2 bathrooms. My water bill each month is 400 baht. Back home water is really expensive. I have a friend back home who said that he was paying $100 a month minimum on a 3 b/r house with same size family as me. 3. Electricity... My monthly electricity bills are extremely cheap at the moment thb 500 to 700 a month. We are not using the air con yet. Obviously it will be up in april but no where near the prices back home. My sister back home said that she had a bill of $600 a quarter during winter. Another friend in a medium size home says he walks around turning lights off etc in his house everyday to reduce the bills. His quarterly electricity bill was $900 but he has 4 kids. Do you have any other examples cheers 1. The post office doesn't steal things out of my mail in my home country. 2. I wouldn't drink that dodgy water at any price. 3. In my home country my electrical can't kill me. It's grounded (earthed.) Next. Wait till he cranks the air con. Costs me about 2 k a month in hit season to run the air con. Still not bad imo. It's just to hot not to have it going and I live in the hottest continent in the world the rest of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NeverSure Posted February 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2015 Our Australian electricity bill tops $1000 for the summer quarter. Maybe $600 each other quarter. My gas bill is average $250 a quarter. That's for 3 of us but our daughter is only 2 . Shopping food bill is about $300 a week. We eat pretty well. But nappies are in that and they're expensive. Water bill is around $200 a quarter. Add mortgage and cars and the rest of life costs in its crazy really. Just a comparison for you. That's outrageous. I believe you but I've never heard of such a thing. My big occasional splurge is to go out for steak and lobster. That's choice grade American beef and a big Maine lobster done right. Cost about $25 with a salad and dessert. I mention it only because I miss things like that in Thailand. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacky54 Posted February 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2015 Lots of stuff IS cheaper in Thailand, but poor quality and inferior, builders and prostitutes to name but two. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Our Australian electricity bill tops $1000 for the summer quarter. Maybe $600 each other quarter. My gas bill is average $250 a quarter. That's for 3 of us but our daughter is only 2 . Shopping food bill is about $300 a week. We eat pretty well. But nappies are in that and they're expensive. Water bill is around $200 a quarter. Add mortgage and cars and the rest of life costs in its crazy really. Just a comparison for you. That's outrageous. I believe you but I've never heard of such a thing. My big occasional splurge is to go out for steak and lobster. That's choice grade American beef and a big Maine lobster done right. Cost about $25 with a salad and dessert. I mention it only because I miss things like that in Thailand. zx.jpg It is outrageous. From what I gather from guys here Australian utility bills are really expensive compared to lots of countries, if not the most expensive. Foods also ludicrously priced. A lobster meal like you describe is easily $60 per person on a bargain restaurant. It's really hard to save as well as support a family and me and my wife earn good money combined. Oh well hopefully we can find a way to live in Thailand full time and live a cheaper lifestyle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Oh not forgetting the price of beer in Australia! Minimum $40 a carton. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SoiBiker Posted February 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2015 Yep, things can be pretty cheap here. No big surprise though that a chorus of negative nellies have turned up already to tell you that some things are expensive, or that it's all rubbish. Thaivisa never lets us down. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry123 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Yep, things can be pretty cheap here. No big surprise though that a chorus of negative nellies have turned up already to tell you that some things are expensive, or that it's all rubbish. Thaivisa never lets us down. US?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankee99 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 My electric here is 6000 a month in the usa closer to 4500 with better ac coverage and of course edible sirloin steak here is at least 2000 a kg as opposed to 500. Restaurants are way cheaper here and so are most labor services Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gecko123 Posted February 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2015 Thailand: Property taxes = 0 baht auto registration = 1025 baht 5 year driver's license = 700? baht parking fees = 0 baht parking tickets = 0 baht weedcutter repair = 40 baht lawnmower repair = 100 baht countertop oven repair = 40 baht refrigerator repair (change freon) = 900 baht haircut = 50 baht 10 gallon bottle of water = 12 baht pork = 140/kl chicken breast meat = 80 baht/kilo large shrimp = 260 baht/kilo squid = 140-180 baht/kilo home grown mangos in season = free home grown bananas year round = free home grown lamut in season = free home grown papayas year round = free bamboo shoots in season = free electric bill (no air) = 1200 baht/month cell phone = 300 baht/month mail letter within Thailand = 3 baht mail letter overseas = 19 to 28 baht dental checkup and cleaning = 800 baht dental crown and root canal = 10,000 baht vet bill for neutering = 900 baht vet bill for infected bite wound = 900 baht 3.5 hour bus trip = 165 baht No way living in the US is cheaper that Thailand. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Lots of stuff IS cheaper in Thailand, but poor quality and inferior, builders and prostitutes to name but two. never tried either but from what i see you're probably right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry123 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Lots of stuff IS cheaper in Thailand, but poor quality and inferior, builders and prostitutes to name but two. never tried either but from what i see you're probably right prossies deffo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 " 1. Thai post office.... To send huge boxes anywhere in Thailand by tracking is really cheap. I posted a huge box with a heavy pram in it and it only cost thb140. It would have been around $40 back home" Just wondering....wouldn't happen to have been a tandem pram, would it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacky54 Posted February 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2015 you can't get a haircut for 50 baht in Bkk these days, it's 60 baht, bloody outrageous 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oldsailor35 Posted February 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2015 Our Australian electricity bill tops $1000 for the summer quarter. Maybe $600 each other quarter. My gas bill is average $250 a quarter. That's for 3 of us but our daughter is only 2 . Shopping food bill is about $300 a week. We eat pretty well. But nappies are in that and they're expensive. Water bill is around $200 a quarter. Add mortgage and cars and the rest of life costs in its crazy really. Just a comparison for you. How about comparing the average wage in Australia to the average wage in Thailand. Then perhaps you might have a better understanding ! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsailor35 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 you can't get a haircut for 50 baht in Bkk these days, it's 60 baht, bloody outrageous Lucky you jacky...here on Samui it costs me Bht 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldragon Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Yeah, cheap for you. But weigh the cost of all those items here and back home against the minimum wage in both countries and all of the sudden TH is not so cheap for locals. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsailor35 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Our Australian electricity bill tops $1000 for the summer quarter. Maybe $600 each other quarter. My gas bill is average $250 a quarter. That's for 3 of us but our daughter is only 2 . Shopping food bill is about $300 a week. We eat pretty well. But nappies are in that and they're expensive. Water bill is around $200 a quarter. Add mortgage and cars and the rest of life costs in its crazy really. Just a comparison for you. When i was home last year in Australia, i watched a few "shopping trollies" pass through the check out.............Pure bloody extravagance and still they whinge about the cost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Our Australian electricity bill tops $1000 for the summer quarter. Maybe $600 each other quarter. My gas bill is average $250 a quarter. That's for 3 of us but our daughter is only 2 . Shopping food bill is about $300 a week. We eat pretty well. But nappies are in that and they're expensive. Water bill is around $200 a quarter. Add mortgage and cars and the rest of life costs in its crazy really. Just a comparison for you. How about comparing the average wage in Australia to the average wage in Thailand. Then perhaps you might have a better understanding ! Well go on what's the average wage in Thailand? Average wage in Australia is maybe 40k. Take 25% tax. My understanding is fine but thanks anyway! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherOneAmerican Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I find my wife costs almost as much to keep here as she did in the UK ,bags ,shoes ,new clothes ,lucky she has a good job and earns good wages ,"every little helps" When she divorces you, it will be much cheaper than back in the UK. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacky54 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 you can't get a haircut for 50 baht in Bkk these days, it's 60 baht, bloody outrageous Lucky you jacky...here on Samui it costs me Bht 100. well that does happen here, they have 60 baht on the window but when the falang comes to pay it's often a hundred, in that case I never go back and they don't see that they lost hundreds of baht in lost custom, idiots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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