January 17th 2012
A look at the summary of the weeks expenses and activities, along with the daily expenses.
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A look at the summary of the weeks expenses and activities, along with the daily expenses.
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During the 31 days:
I will be adding daily examples of costs in Chiang Rai Thailand, pictures and facts, I will also cover the more general aspect's of setting up in Thailand for an extended amount of time from A-Z.During the course of (31 pages - days) the topics listed below will be covered, with many others.
Browse by topic.
- Things you can do now, before leaving.
- Where to look for flights to Thailand.
- What to bring, or should it be, not to bring.
- Visas for Thailand and border runs.
- Nightlife, booze and cigarettes.
- My biggest mistake.
- $200 a month? I can show you how.
105 things I'm glad I brought with me!- Arriving in Bangkok.
- Arriving in Phuket.
- Living in a small village
- Getting around, transportation.
- Decent month to month accommodation.
- Leasing a house with a larger budget.
- Learning Thai and going to School.
- Internet costs, and other surprises.
- Food costs, and what to expect.
- Health Care costs in Thailand.
- Other Places Trang and Phang Nga.
- Other Places Songkla and Yala.
- Malaysia as an option.
- Border towns Satun and Rayong.
- Hua Hin and Sukho Thai.
- Pai and Chiang Mai.
- Settling in Chiang Rai.
- Purchasing a few basics.
- Thai Culture and Dating.
- Final Summary.
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Living with a larger budget, and long term rentals
Day 16: Living in Thailand
Opening a Thai Bank account is simple, they do whack you hard with the fees if you move out of state / province. What you will get as a westerner is a savings account with a debit card, technically tourist�s cant get accounts, its more about each individual bank and the person running the show, friends help.
- Lunch 25 Baht - 85cts
- Bank fees 30 Baht - $1.00
Leasing a house and 6 month rentals.
Today we will look at those who have a budget in excess of $1,500 per month, still not a lot by western standards. In Thailand you can live extremely well with 45,0000 Baht a month, "this does not include alcohol" as the skies the limit when you throw in everything else associated with alcohol in Thailand.
A 2-bedroom house can easily be rented on Phuket for around $600 a month, the one pictured today cost exactly that and was the one I rented for 6 months. Utilities are going to set you back around $150 a month including high speed internet, international cable TV. A car can be rented or bought for around $300 a month; cars are one of the few things foreigners can easily get credit on. Standard lease terms include minimum 6 months, 1st second and last, 3 months up front to move in. As you can see your basic costs are around $1000 on Phuket. The rental costs anywhere else will drop by at least 33% and in some places up to 70% a friend here in Chiang Rai has a 6 bed 2 year old unfurnished place 20k outside of town for $240 a month.
You could go it alone and deal direct, in Phuket I would recommend using an agency that I have used, they have lots of choice and are easy to work with House in Phuket. Other provinces have agents, none have much of a selection though. In Phuket you pay for the convenience of been able to arrive and install within a few hours, with no language barriers or lack of western conveniences and food.
Continue Reading Day : Summary of week two expenses.
