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As someone who spends less than $3k a month and lives a comfortable western lifestyle in a first world country, that seems rather high. Now I haven't been to T
by toomanybeersies 9y ago
As someone who spends less than $3k a month and lives a comfortable western lifestyle in a first world country, that seems rather high.
Now I haven't been to Thailand, but in Vietnam you could live very, very comfortably for half that.
- stephenr 9y agoIt depends on your idea of comfortable. Some western foods for example are highly priced compared to local options: imported au/us beef is similar cost to Australia ($20-$30 a serve) but local "steak" is maybe $3 to $4 a serve. It also has the consistency of a finely barbecued shoe. It also depends on the area. A lot of expats want to live in areas surrounded by other expats, so things are priced higher in general. If you go live "in the sticks" ie you will stand out as one of few/only foreigners in the district, things can be cheaper (once people know you're a "local")
- toomanybeersies 9y agoI would qualify spending $20 per serve on steak as bourgeois, rather than comfortable, at least if you're making a habit of it.
- sirn 9y agoYou can definitely live a very comfortable life in Thailand at about $1300. This includes swimming pool, gym, to-the-door food delivery, etc. I'm locals, though, so it might be a bit more expensive for expats.