Summary about cost of living in Bangkok, Thailand:
Restaurants | |
Range |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 70.00 ฿ | |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 800.00 ฿ | |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 180.00 ฿ | |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 65.00 ฿ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 130.00 ฿ | |
Cappuccino (regular) | 67.18 ฿ | |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 17.47 ฿ | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 8.62 ฿ | |
Markets | |
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 195.79 ฿ | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 39.15 ฿ | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 18.31 ฿ | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 54.22 ฿ | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 297.39 ฿ | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 38.60 ฿ | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 139.56 ฿ | |
Apples (1 lb) | 42.36 ฿ | |
Banana (1 lb) | 18.35 ฿ | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 30.94 ฿ | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 21.48 ฿ | |
Potato (1 lb) | 20.53 ฿ | |
Onion (1 lb) | 19.50 ฿ | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 35.59 ฿ | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 15.97 ฿ | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 750.00 ฿ | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 58.21 ฿ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 100.23 ฿ | |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 150.00 ฿ | |
Transportation | |
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 34.00 ฿ | |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 1,300.00 ฿ | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 35.00 ฿ | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 57.94 ฿ | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 120.00 ฿ | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 103.74 ฿ | |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 1,500,000.00 ฿ | |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 849,750.00 ฿ | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 2,985.95 ฿ | |
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 1.81 ฿ | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 658.65 ฿ | |
Sports And Leisure | |
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 2,005.86 ฿ | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 291.20 ฿ | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 250.00 ฿ | |
Childcare | |
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 9,772.73 ฿ | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 484,917.86 ฿ | |
Clothing And Shoes | |
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 1,738.46 ฿ | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 1,177.37 ฿ | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 2,958.82 ฿ | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 2,824.62 ฿ | |
Rent Per Month | |
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 21,461.54 ฿ | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 10,739.58 ฿ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 58,856.21 ฿ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 27,866.67 ฿ | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 16,285.01 ฿ | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 7,282.34 ฿ | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 22,068.17 ฿ | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 4.92 |
Would you like to live and work in Bangkok?
Cost of Living in Bang Kruai | 5.31 miles |
Cost of Living in Pak Kret | 14.54 miles |
Cost of Living in Bang Buathong | 17.75 miles |
Cost of Living in Nonthaburi | 18.30 miles |
Cost of Living in Samut Prakan | 22.83 miles |
Cost of Living in Rangsit | 22.86 miles |
Cost of Living in Samut Sakhon | 24.00 miles |
Cost of Living in Khlong Luang | 29.43 miles |
Cost of Living in Nakhon Pathom | 42.12 miles |
Cost of Living in Ayutthaya | 47.42 miles |
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Few if any tourists will return for obvious reasons.
It is literally 50% off the normal plan if you trying to switch to other provider.
Take mine mobile plan. I use prepaid. 0.5 THB/min voice.
My plan is 349 THB for 20GB(Unlimit with fup)/300Mins of Voice
My internet cable plan is ~450THB
- FTTH 500/500 Mbps (with dynamic Public IP)
- Unlimited Mobile Data (speed capped at 10Mbps)
- 24 channels of TV
If you really want to run on the budget, there is a sim call Sim Thep ("ซิมลูกเทพ") which is unlimited data prepaid sim with discounted price. There are several plans for that tho. The best one, IMO, is 200THB / a month of the unlimited data capped at 10Mbps.
With that speed, you can watch FHD YouTube/Netflix but please do not 12-months prepaid one unless you are 100% sure on your signal coverage.
So in order to prevent from being ripped off of the outrageous lady price in Bangkok, people should go to very cheap lady destinations such as Colombia, Vanezuela, India, Malaysia etc where you can get a lady for short time for as low as 5 US dollars, exactly what's happening in Colombia whereas you would need to pay at least 100 US for short time with a bad-attitude Bangkok gogo girl, not worthy at all.
Rip-off Bangkok should not be in your lady destinations anymore unlike 10 years ago. Stretch your money for as much as 10 times by choosing cheaper lady destinations.
I'm from Malaysia and have a good command in English, Chinese and Malay, is it possible to get a job there and live moderately?
Can someone advise me or is it possible to get some connections for me to become an expat/foreigner working there?
Private motor car. Cost of using the toll highways can be quite costly. This can range from THB25-100 per trip depending on location and distance
For the train transportation, again a further distance would cost more. THB40, is definitely not the average per trip in Central Bangkok
I would like to ask about salary in Bangkok .Working in hotel or restaurant Tex....
Rent - 10-20KTHB/month for a small studio/1 bedroom near a train station, if you want a large western style apartment downtown you are looking at 30K+.
Transport - Taxis are still cheap with the starting fee 35 baht. The BTS/MRT lines are expanding and reach a lot of areas in the city now, so if you can deal with a long commute you can save money by travelling further down the lines to the cheaper areas. This all depends on where you work, generally I recommend closer to your work the better, BKK rush hours are to be avoided if possible.
Food - The good thing about BKK is you can eat for 150 Baht a day or 15000 Baht a day if you want. Thai street food & food courts get you a decent meal and are affordable. There a lot of Western food options now but you may pay a premium for it.
Entertainment - This depends on you, if you are happy to stay home and watch Netflix, cook your own food etc you can save money. Alcohol is not that cheap, especially if you like imported beer/wine.
Travel - Travel within Thailand and SEA in general is affordable with many low cost airlines, but I f you want to fly home to your own country once a year this could take a whole chunk out of your savings.
Other - Health insurance, visas, setup costs. If you are moving here for work and the company takes of all this then it will be much easier and cheaper.
Overall
50,000/Month - This is a decent salary to survive, have a bit of fun and save a bit
75,000/Month - You will be more comfortable and live a better lifestyle
100,000/month - What you should be aiming for if you want to stay here long term, save money and be able to afford flights/travel home etc.
45000 baht/month to get by.
60,000 baht/month is good.
Anything over 70,000 baht a month is great.
If you live like Thai people, It is possible to live on much less than the above amounts.
Most Thais live on less than half the money foreigners make.
Is this considered a good offer and will I be able to live a decent life style there? And how much would that be after tax?
The only reason you will get a smile from a Thai it's because they are thinking about how much money they can get from you.
Bangkok's air is full of toxic fumes.
You gave been warned.
-Purnell, Newley (2013-10-31). "Images Spark Racism Debate in Thailand". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1412495/racism-holds-back-economy-as-society-ages
The above link is for an article from the 'Bangkok Post' newspaper, written by SANITSUDA EKACHAI.
Gossiping everyday is also a part of Thai culture.
Lying and cheating is everyday life for Thais.
Yes,maybe a very small number of Thais are more civilized and don't follow others,as they know what is going on.
And yes,I understand Thai language and all the above are only facts,witnessed by me for over than 10 years of living in Thailand.
I was told about these before moving here,but I didn't believe it, as my toxic positivity didn't let me.
Now it is your call.Believe it or make your own mistake.
- Rental: 15k 32sqm condo living in city center at 4-star condo. Great value and quality for money.
- Transportation: 2k BTS train station is 5 minutes away from where I live. I occasionally take taxis if I'm too lazy and it's hot. I also take motorbike taxis.
- Food: 6k including both local and western food. I also go have Middle Eastern, Mexican and Japanese every weekend so I'm enjoying my dishes.
- Grocery: 3k 7-11 & Family Marts are very affordable and I shop at imported markets once every month.
- Bills: Electricity ~1.5k - Water ~60 & Internet ~650
- Entertainment: Limitless. Depends what you do :)
Overall. You can live by with ~30-35k per month.
40k per month is a native salary. Expat with western education maybe 70k. Foreign specialist in ANY field can expect at least 100k and an good and easy life in the bangkok metropolitan area, assuming you work for an international company.
I have recently received an offer to work în Bangkok for 70000 baht per year. I will come with my wife. Îs this offer below or above average? Can I expect to have a normal life, and save some money as well?
1. Rent: 15000 thb (I living near nana bts, Bangkok city center, 50sq ft studio apartment)
2. Electricity: 1500-2000thb
3. Water: 80-120thb
4. Public transport: I only use BTS, for work and to travel on the weekend: 2500thb (Depends where you office is. If your office is 10-15 stations away, it can go to 4500)
5. Utility shopping: 2000 thb
6. Movies (that's very important for me), I watch movie every weekend: 1000-1200 thb (terminal 21 has 240 thb ticket)
7. Food (this includes, water, breakfast, lunch dinner, fruits etc): 12000 thb
8. Wifi: 650 thb
9. Medical insurance: 3000 thb
Total: 37730-38470
And this doesn't include places you go on weekend, and fee and any extra shopping you do.
That's the most basic amount you might need.
However, you can save a lot in transportation, by keeping your condo near your office
Having meal at inexpensive places, I don't have those places near my condo :) plus I love to spend money on my food.
And this also doesn't include income tax, depending on your salary slab.
You can also save money by renting condo at little inexpensive places like udom suk, on nut. You can get the same condo at 5000 less
So, I believe you at least need 40K, to have a normal life here and still have a little bit of savings.
1. 25000 is enough for a single person if you don't live a very Western life, because Western goods ajd services are expensive.
2. If you wat at high end places every second, you need at least 70k to make some saving
3. You can have a studio apartment in city center at 15k
If you want to move to BKK and you're salary is less than 50k, you got to live little strictly to make Saving but if you can think twice before doing shopping, then you can have a comfortable life
I got paid 48.5k when I was in Bkk (Apr 18) saved 30k a month and traveled aboard twice a year.
rent 10k at Lumpini place Rama 9 - waking distance to MRT
transport 400 baht
Phone AIS 4 GB internet 250 baht
electricity never over 800 baht, AC on every night
Will you get more offer from a company? such as the cost of accomodation , transportation , foods
However , if you did not get more so for somebody is enough but somebody is not enough up to the life of person. If you like go to bar every night or go out to another city every weekend, I guess it is not enough.
What does it exactly mean?
1.You won't be able to save money.
2.You can't afford trips in Thailand.
3.You can't pay hospital bills with the basic medical insurance that Thai employers might offer.
4.You can't afford a plane ticket to fly back home.
5 The 'fun' you can afford on 'some' weekends is eating fast food and paying for taxi.
Don't compare Thai people's income with yours.That is a trap employers use to lure foreign employees.A western person can't live like an office worker in Thailand who makes 15,000 baht a month.Thai people don't have your expenses like visa fees,traveling to the west,hospital bills like yours,eating western food,expensive local trips,and FYI most Thais don't have savings.
You will hear some foreigners swearing that they can save a few thousand baht a month with a salary of 40,000 baht/ month.
But what is the point in living in Thailand when they live like a beach bum?
Transit traveller like my 70 years old mum just need to stay at the Bangkok airport just for 3 hours to join her connecting flight but the begger staff at the airport didn't allow her where she was to join her connecting flight even after a heated argument and eventually shamelessly forced her out of the immigration to apply for a ripoff visa on arrival of 2000 bath unnecessarily and she entered the immigration immediately again to join her connecting flight. She was very tired and was almost late for her connecting flight as applying the ripoff visa wasted a lot of her time as well.
So easily the Bangkok airport ripped my mum off 2000 baths as well as her energy just to contribute the ripoff visa fee to Thailand just for being in transit for 3 hours even with already arranged confirmed connecting flight to her final destination.
My mum travelled all over the world but this is the first time being ripped off deliberately by Thailand airport and she has never encountered such a dishonest country like Thailand throughout her whole life.
Right now my mum is afraid to travel to the ripoff land Thailand.
So Thailand is truly a RIPOFF nation tourist should be aware of.
Thaivisa Survey: Half Of Expats Have Considered Leaving Thailand In The Last Year
http://www.buriramtimes.com/thaivisa-survey-half-of-expats-have-considered-leaving-thailand-in-the-last-year/
Visa fee should not be regarded as a big business to the extent of not willing to offer visa waiver to qualified region like Taiwan, etc.
Money first is the current wrong policy instead of the people first policy in the previous democracy government.
Taxi driver apologizes for overcharging
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2017/12/01/2003683248
I'm looking to buy an apartment in Makkasan or Pratunam area and I have a few concerns. Reasons behind the purchase is mostly as an investment property and my family and I visit Bangkok twice a year and we always stay in Makkasan area with access to shopping and plenty of street food. Whenever we're not using the apartment I want it to be rented out.
I was told that renting out on a daily basis should be done in self while renting out on the long term will be done by an agent. If I get help form a local and rent the place what would be the appropriate salary for them??
Also, what would be the approximate rate for 2 bed 2 bath condo say at Manhattan Chidlom or Platinum Condo??
Please advice
Government must ensure justice prevail in prison territory controlled by the government itself.
Raper in prison must be given a death sentence to prevent further violation of justice right under government territory
Charity worker feared being raped in 40-day Thai prison nightmare
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/charity-worker-feared-being-raped-14559642
I have been offered a salary of 30000 THB. Accomodation , VISA, insurance & Flight tickets are offered by company. I continued to get my home base salary seperately as i am going on deputation for 1 year.
The above metioned 30000 THB is for meal & other stuff. DO you think if i am able to save something ?
you can find information on Facebook groups.
BANGKOK EXPATS and CONDO EXCHANGE CENTER.
or website https://www.ddproperty.com
I got offer from a big IT Farm with 80,000THB salary. I am planning to move Bangkok with my wife. Need help to find some good Apartments/Place to live.
My monthly budget is 12,000THB. Please share some infos.
I am single and don't have a lavish life but I want to save at least 10000THB per month.
is it possible?
If you are a single westerner,a salary of:
1. 40,000 is ok to get by. ----> The minimum legal salary for Westerners is 50,000 (monthly) so unless you're working illegally you should get more than 40K.
2. 50,000 is average.
3. 60,000 or higher is good.
your 31k (Thai baht?) is good if you get free apartment and transpiration and meal.
cause these three things are high cost in Bangkok if you bare for a month.
but you have to watch about Social Health Insurance you have to hold at least 1 book.
cause the price for health in Thailand is quite higher.
Thomas your salary is very high (80,000-120,000baht) to live in Bangkok easily, and so happy.
(our minimum wage is 9300thb (281.81usd) (egg is 0.09usd per piece), but you know who get this
minimum salary can even keep money to buy car or land.
if you live in neighbor city, the cost living is less than that. but more peaceful.
Bangkok suitable for traveling, but not suit for living long (just my opinion)
yes that is a good offer and your salary be appropriate.
I got offer for 31k / month as a base salary. The company will provide transportation, accommodation, even meal. Is it a good offer?
# HDS can you tell me how do you want to stay for a long time and how many people will stay near Rama3?
#Anonymous for 3 years Senior Architect in IT/Telecom industry will get 40K-54K per month but you are expected 70k-100k per month and I think you and your family can live in Bangkok but you should choose the school because have many the private school for KG around 450k-520k per year
#Thomas J Smith I don't know what do you work but salary 80k-120k per month be high and you can live in Bangkok be comfortably.
1. 40,000 is ok to get by.
2. 50,000 is average.
3. 60,000 or higher is good.
These are the facts that are easier to understand after the 'honeymoon period' is over.
i got an opportunity to work in Bangkok. Salary is 55000 THB. planning to move with my family (ie. Self +Wife). i am vegtarian. i would like to know, what could be the monthly expenses on a/c of Food/Accommodation.
How much i an save in THB.
Madhu
40,000 THB is quite a good salary to begin with. You can get an apartment for almosthe 10,000 & 10,000 would be more than enough for food & grover.
Bangkok is a very safe city for girls. You have to chose an area where most expats are residing i.e. Silom, Sukhumvit, Lumpini Park, etc.
I am sure you will enjoy your stay. Cheers
Thanks. and I hope to hear some information from you all.
I'm planning to work in Bangkok from October 2017.I will be paid 40.000THB per month.I'm single.my question is that can I afford expenses of rent,transportation, food,etc.?
And how is the security and comfort of bangkok for a 30 year alone girl??
Inexpensive restaurant at 60b, well what do we classify as restaurant and where? My lunch is 55b and that is on a plastic chair outside next to a food truck in central bangkok. For me the word "restaurant" should include ac.
80-90b for the food court, still not a restaurant in my mind. I would say 120-160b for something that looks and feel as a restaurant.
For the next one, three-course meal at 700b for 2 people. I don't know if it's a translation error or people didn't read it properly but 700 is way to little.
Again it's down to what you classify as a restaurant. But if you are looking for 3-course I'm thinking at least AC, waiter and the option to order wine.
For a midrange restaurant I would say 1600b and even that is a bit low. For comparison I just had a lunch buffe for 2 people at 752b and that was with 40% discount. And it was a midrange buffe place.
"Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 20,580.60 ฿" is certainly not a representative price considering that 15000 THB is already a very high price.
There is a huge gap between apartments rented by foreigners and the thai elite (15'000 bath and up) and the rooms for the common thai working class ( starting at 3000 bath). A middle class population is almost inexistent.
Besides that, there are large differences in prices between the different districts of "downtown" Bangkok. For example in silom district the price might go up to 40'000 (in case of a larger 1 room loft even 60'000) while in ratchada or wattana you can find 20-30 sqm rooms starting at 3000.
So 8000 seems to me a possible average.. But thats just a guess..
The only real facts i can provide are that i was renting a 1 room apartment in ratchada 5 years ago for 6000, then 4 years ago moved to another 1 room apartment in wattana for 4500. Then 3 years ago i was buying a 3 room apartment in wattana near my old room. (Sale price 10'000'000 (68'000 per sqm)and estimated monthly rental value 60'000)
i live here 20 years, but prices more that 5 years ago would be out of date.