Guest irish1972 Posted October 4, 2006 Posted October 4, 2006 With all the talk about Visas and money needed before appyling for a Retirement Visa, I was just wondering what you guys believe is a suitable amount of money to retire on and move to Thailand. Obviously age and Pension need to be taken into account and at 34 it is not a consideration for me at the moment, but it does interest me to know how much it costs per month to live there as oppossed to going on a 2 or 3 week trip and blowing a small fortune. Quote
Gaybutton Posted October 4, 2006 Posted October 4, 2006 With all the talk about Visas and money needed before appyling for a Retirement Visa, I was just wondering what you guys believe is a suitable amount of money to retire on and move to Thailand. Obviously age and Pension need to be taken into account and at 34 it is not a consideration for me at the moment, but it does interest me to know how much it costs per month to live there as oppossed to going on a 2 or 3 week trip and blowing a small fortune. That question is nearly impossible to answer. There are too many variables. It depends on how much you're going to spend for a place to live, your lifestyle, your food and entertainment choices, transportation, utilities and telephone, medical expenses, etc. The only way I can think of to even come close to answering your question would be to say that I wouldn't want to try it on less than US $2000 per month. Many people live here on less, but I doubt they're having much of a life. Quote
Guest irish1972 Posted October 4, 2006 Posted October 4, 2006 The only way I can think of to even come close to answering your question would be to say that I wouldn't want to try it on less than US $2000 per month. Many people live here on less, but I doubt they're having much of a life. Yeah I would have thought about Quote
Gaybutton Posted October 4, 2006 Posted October 4, 2006 But I guess it would be different if you were actually living there and not doing the bars and restaurants every night. Even that depends on the individual. Many of my friends love to go to the bars virtually every night. For me, I rarely go to the bars at all anymore and when I do go, I rarely stay very long. Can you imagine? I'm actually bored with the bar scene. I never thought that would happen, but there it is. As far as the restaurants go, I rarely eat at home. I'm not exactly a gourmet chef and I don't enjoy cooking very much and I enjoy cleaning the pots, pans, and dishes even less. I don't eat at the expensive restaurants very often, but I do eat out most of the time. There are so many good restaurants in Pattaya you can literally choose how much you wish to spend on food. Another thing: If you end up with a boyfriend, especially if he eventually lives with you, that's going to be a big expense too. You mentioned an income level of between Quote
Guest Boxer Posted October 5, 2006 Posted October 5, 2006 A couple of years ago i lived well on 750000 baht per year with inflation and price rises it is now over 1.1 million a year excluding heavy medical bills but including all other costs. Quote
Guest pete1969 Posted October 5, 2006 Posted October 5, 2006 I just spent four months in LOS. I spent on average of 150,000 baht per month. However, I also spent the first couple of months as if I were on vacation. I also lived in hotels most of the time. Based on my own level of comfort and spending habits, I would not try to live in LOS for less than 120,000 baht per month. However, if one did not spend much in bars or on boys, then I think 80,000 baht per month would be a decent sum for a nice standard of living. Pete Quote
