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Where To Live In South East Asia For $1,000 Usd Per Month
Started by genobkk, 2012-02-01 21:23
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happysanook
Senior Member Posted 2012-02-05 16:12:20
pretty much anywhere in thailand other than the touristy islands...depends on how u live. I can easily live off about half that if I wanted. apt or small house.. 5k or less. food, 6k or less. internet 1k. visa fees figure average 2k per month. that's 500usd ...then whatever extras u require... eating out, drinking, gf...etc...
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phuketrichard
Weary traveller Posted 2012-02-05 16:54:40
It all depends on the lifestyle you expect for your $1000. Luxuries (necessary to some)can make a real hole in your budget. To live in Sihanoukville (Cambodia) the following applies. Rent (room or small flat with ensuite) $80-140 pm including electric. Visa $25 pm Food $300 pm So for less than 1/2 your budget you have the main costs. Luxury items cigs (if you smoke $3 per carton of 200 Beer has been mentioned Ladies ST $10 An outlay of $500 initially buys a serviceable motor bike Many rooms/small apartments are semi furnished so allow $200 initially to buy extra + some cooking gear. So allowing say $1000 for initial purchases and if you dont smoke ,drink or monger you can EXIST on $500 per month. Blue Mountain above the harbor  Thats the chicken farm near the harbour Richard, but its largely demolished now for the new port rebuilding. Blue Mountain is up town near the market, but it to is on a downhill slide with the governments drive against drugs and prostitution. AS to living on less than $1,000 Even here in Phuket very doable. Studio apts including air and electric can be had for under 7,500 baht if u want live cheaper u can find fan rooms for under 3,000 baht 100/day for food unlimited internet via ais and a smartphone 600 baht motorcycle rental 2,500/month or buy a used one for 15,000 baht gas 1,000/month 1 night a week out 12,000 baht/month and ur still under $800/month and i guarante ur living better here in Phuket than in Sakorn nowhwere BUT u do need the visa worked out if over 50 and have a pension its easy and than ur 1 year visa is 1,900 baht and u dont need leave every 3 months Under than u go the study visa and that will add another 30,000 baht/year It all depends on the difference between surviving and living Edited by phuketrichard, 2012-02-05 17:03:25. #28
genobkk
Senior Member Posted 2012-02-05 20:31:19
Geno Bkk did u even read the thread responses?? yes it seems several are doing, when I read and reply it seemed most thought you could not do it, I did not read the last few post. I am shocked that many are doing it, if you owned your own place a small condo or townhouse I could see doing it without to much trouble. would it be easer to do it in Cambodia or about the same? #29
metisdead
Titanium Member Posted 2012-02-05 20:39:09
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metisdead
Titanium Member Posted 2012-02-05 21:04:47
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happysanook
Senior Member Posted 2012-02-05 22:13:52
Geno Bkk did u even read the thread responses?? yes it seems several are doing, when I read and reply it seemed most thought you could not do it, I did not read the last few post. I am shocked that many are doing it, if you owned your own place a small condo or townhouse I could see doing it without to much trouble. would it be easer to do it in Cambodia or about the same? i've actually lived on less than $500. my house now is 1500b a month...(mango farm included). but I'm 70km outside cm. only difference in the city (cm), would be I pay 3500 (bills and internet included) for apt. when im staying there. small apt, but clean and quiet...TV, fast internet, aircon... go out to the movies or something like that a couple times a week. read books, play on internet. play guitar. spend time with women who aren't money grubbing pros..comes out usually to under 500us. im not sure what other people are doing. yes if u have rent a 3bdrm house, have a family, car, expensive gf or pros, drinking, eating a western diet, going out daily etc... it will get expensive fast... Posted with Thaivisa App http://apps.thaivisa.com #32
mrdome
Senior Member Posted 2012-02-05 22:26:43
It's not so much of a question of where can anyone do it because prices are super low but are you the type of person willing to stay within budget month after time and resist all those budget-busting temptations. Those with fewer - and cheaper to fulfill needs - clearly are a shoe in for this, obviously.
#33
Angelo99
Member Posted 2012-02-06 09:35:11
pretty much anywhere in thailand other than the touristy islands...depends on how u live. I can easily live off about half that if I wanted. apt or small house.. 5k or less. food, 6k or less. internet 1k. visa fees figure average 2k per month. that's 500usd ...then whatever extras u require... eating out, drinking, gf...etc... Posted with Thaivisa App http://apps.thaivisa.com Yeah but add on transportation costs, toiletries/household items, medical costs, unforeseen/emergency costs, any sort of entertainment besides watching tv or wandering around the village and you can't realistically get by for $500. Even if you never bought any new clothes and gave yourself a bowl cut and could get by for say $750, it would be a miserable life. Doing nothing, have no social life or relationship (unless she supported herself or helped support you and why not, you're a real catch!). Forget having a family or taking a trip anywhere. One motorbike accident or illness and you're screwed. Why not just save up until you could live realistically. You could get by in Laos or Cambodia much better for $1000 and if that's all you can really afford, I'd look there. You won't have money to do anything so I'd think Laos would be a better place as it's cheaper than Cambodia and more laid back plus you're close to Chiang Mai if you need a decent hospital or something (not that you'd be able to afford it on that budget). #34
happysanook
Senior Member Posted 2012-02-06 13:59:04
pretty much anywhere in thailand other than the touristy islands...depends on how u live. I can easily live off about half that if I wanted. apt or small house.. 5k or less. food, 6k or less. internet 1k. visa fees figure average 2k per month. that's 500usd ...then whatever extras u require... eating out, drinking, gf...etc... Posted with Thaivisa App http://apps.thaivisa.com Yeah but add on transportation costs, toiletries/household items, medical costs, unforeseen/emergency costs, any sort of entertainment besides watching tv or wandering around the village and you can't realistically get by for $500. Even if you never bought any new clothes and gave yourself a bowl cut and could get by for say $750, it would be a miserable life. Doing nothing, have no social life or relationship (unless she supported herself or helped support you and why not, you're a real catch!). Forget having a family or taking a trip anywhere. One motorbike accident or illness and you're screwed. Why not just save up until you could live realistically. You could get by in Laos or Cambodia much better for $1000 and if that's all you can really afford, I'd look there. You won't have money to do anything so I'd think Laos would be a better place as it's cheaper than Cambodia and more laid back plus you're close to Chiang Mai if you need a decent hospital or something (not that you'd be able to afford it on that budget). i have a fine life... food, women, rented house on a mango farm, get around on a motorbike, go out a couple times a week to a movie or to eat.... play guitar, read books, internet, watch movies....what else do you want? yea, if you want to start a family, or have a huge modern house with a swimming pool and like to rent women regularly, drink a lot, take regular "holidays", join a gym, want an expensive gas guzzling SUV, regularly buy your clothes at the airport shopping plaza hip shops...etc.. etc.. i could go on and on... $500 or $1000 isn't going to cut it....this is impossible to determine as it depends on how the person likes to spend his extra-curricular money....... i'm talking about the basics of living... o.p. wasn't too specific on other needs/wants. only thing i forgot was medical costs which you mentioned... impossible to even guess this unless you want to count insurance...in which case figure +2000-4000 baht p.m... .which still puts it at about $600... Edited by happysanook, 2012-02-06 14:12:56. #35
genobkk
Senior Member Posted 2012-02-06 15:31:37
interesting post on the subject. Thanks guys
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MarkCyr
Advanced Member Posted 2012-02-06 18:49:27
Although it's possible to live on $1K a month in Thailand or the Phils, most guys I know who've taken the leap too early with that kind of budget in mind end up like the guy living below the Nana BTS staircase. Why? Because it's waaaaay too easy to go out every night, and those "occasional" nice dinners out add up quickly. So unless you're really settled and married with a stable home life, then expect that you WILL spend more than you think you will.
With that in mind, I would say that if you are prone to fall off of the frugality wagon, then the Phils is a better option. Daily living there can be cheap, and even eating western food every day (which you have to unless you don't mind having an angioplasty every 3 years from the fatty pinoy food) won't come close to what you'd spend in an active western-oriented lifestyle in Pattaya or BKK. And for me, more than the money, the fact that you don't have to do visa runs all the time is a huge plus in the Phils. #37
lovelaos
Senior Member Posted 2012-02-07 22:26:12
pretty much anywhere in thailand other than the touristy islands...depends on how u live. I can easily live off about half that if I wanted. apt or small house.. 5k or less. food, 6k or less. internet 1k. visa fees figure average 2k per month. that's 500usd ...then whatever extras u require... eating out, drinking, gf...etc... Posted with Thaivisa App http://apps.thaivisa.com Yeah but add on transportation costs, toiletries/household items, medical costs, unforeseen/emergency costs, any sort of entertainment besides watching tv or wandering around the village and you can't realistically get by for $500. Even if you never bought any new clothes and gave yourself a bowl cut and could get by for say $750, it would be a miserable life. Doing nothing, have no social life or relationship (unless she supported herself or helped support you and why not, you're a real catch!). Forget having a family or taking a trip anywhere. One motorbike accident or illness and you're screwed. Why not just save up until you could live realistically. You could get by in Laos or Cambodia much better for $1000 and if that's all you can really afford, I'd look there. You won't have money to do anything so I'd think Laos would be a better place as it's cheaper than Cambodia and more laid back plus you're close to Chiang Mai if you need a decent hospital or something (not that you'd be able to afford it on that budget). I personally find Laos more expensive than Thailand for day to day living. Farang food, petrol, cost of transportation, gym membership, all more expensive. beer, fags, visa and women however are all cheaper. 
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Ulysses G.
Unwanted Member Posted 2012-02-08 08:34:48
You can do it fairly easily in Thailand, if you want to. But it depends on what things you think you have to have. It would be fairly easy for me as I have lived here a long time and know my way around. However, if I did, I could only have a beer every now and then and would have to be very careful about what I ate and not much fooling around. Edited by Ulysses G., 2012-02-08 08:36:17. #39
tutsiwarrior
Titanium Member Posted 2012-02-11 04:41:54
I manage a household in rural central Thailand with 4 kids (2 in school and 2 toddlers) and 5 adults on USD5000 per month and that includes USD2000 to the wife for her expenses...the working adults do farm work and what they get every month is for their beer and cigarettes and the ladies look after the house and the kids and are low expense...we do a weekly shop at the local tescos and at the market that runs about USD200...then there are the utilities and I run the AC in the bedroom about 12hrs per day but otherwise cheap...we got an old 12 seater Nissan Urvan but mostly use motorbikes for daily transportation...the wife's family (or part thereof) were always part of the package...
this is all offset, of course by my big expatriate salary as an engineer and we got money in the bank for the times that I don't work...I remain quiet, cool and comfortable and the money is a small price to pay...until I get too old and sick and can't work and then...? but the wife sez: 'relax, tutsi...there will always be vodka fer you to drink and food to eat...' and I believe her...we completely ran out of money and credit once and she was: 'ho, hum...'...that would have been grounds for divorce in the west... #40
necronx99
. Posted 2012-02-11 05:09:55
I manage a household in rural central Thailand with 4 kids (2 in school and 2 toddlers) and 5 adults on USD5000 per month and that includes USD2000 to the wife for her expenses...the working adults do farm work and what they get every month is for their beer and cigarettes and the ladies look after the house and the kids and are low expense...we do a weekly shop at the local tescos and at the market that runs about USD200...then there are the utilities and I run the AC in the bedroom about 12hrs per day but otherwise cheap...we got an old 12 seater Nissan Urvan but mostly use motorbikes for daily transportation...the wife's family (or part thereof) were always part of the package... this is all offset, of course by my big expatriate salary as an engineer and we got money in the bank for the times that I don't work...I remain quiet, cool and comfortable and the money is a small price to pay...until I get too old and sick and can't work and then...? but the wife sez: 'relax, tutsi...there will always be vodka fer you to drink and food to eat...' and I believe her...we completely ran out of money and credit once and she was: 'ho, hum...'...that would have been grounds for divorce in the west... What does the wife do with 60k baht per month? #41
tutsiwarrior
Titanium Member Posted 2012-02-11 05:27:29
oh, I believe that her and a brother are trying to set up a food stall out where he lives...his wife is one of the best cooks I've seen anywhere and I've thought about a business with her as well but the enterprise requires a business sense and my wife ain't worth a shit in that regard...when we get down to our last USD20000 I'll haveta lay down the law with regard to her allowance...we still got some dough so no worries at present...
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cobbler
Advanced Member Posted 2012-02-11 06:09:57
oh, I believe that her and a brother are trying to set up a food stall out where he lives...his wife is one of the best cooks I've seen anywhere and I've thought about a business with her as well but the enterprise requires a business sense and my wife ain't worth a shit in that regard...when we get down to our last USD20000 I'll haveta lay down the law with regard to her allowance...we still got some dough so no worries at present... #43
tutsiwarrior
Titanium Member Posted 2012-02-11 06:56:13
oh, I believe that her and a brother are trying to set up a food stall out where he lives...his wife is one of the best cooks I've seen anywhere and I've thought about a business with her as well but the enterprise requires a business sense and my wife ain't worth a shit in that regard...when we get down to our last USD20000 I'll haveta lay down the law with regard to her allowance...we still got some dough so no worries at present... oh, I figured that bein' old and broke was always in the cards when livin' in Thailand and then when thai immigration came for me I'd pretend to be incontinent...they wouldn't want anyone shittin' all over the place when they took me down to the immigration jail...then, I would be laying in my own feces in prison and someone from Amnesty International would come and take a photo and then I would be released with an apology to return home to Suphanburi and to mind my own business...a quick shower and some clean clothes and OK... Edited by tutsiwarrior, 2012-02-11 07:20:56. #44
necronx99
. Posted 2012-02-11 07:16:14
oh, I believe that her and a brother are trying to set up a food stall out where he lives...his wife is one of the best cooks I've seen anywhere and I've thought about a business with her as well but the enterprise requires a business sense and my wife ain't worth a shit in that regard...when we get down to our last USD20000 I'll haveta lay down the law with regard to her allowance...we still got some dough so no worries at present... oh, I figured that bein' old and broke was always in the cards when livin' in Thailand and then when thai immigration came for me I'd pretend to be incontinent...they wouldn't want anyone shittin' all over the place when they took me down to the immigration jail...then, I would be laying in my own feces in prison and someone from Amnesty International would come and take a photo and then I would be released with an apology to return home and to mind my own business...a quick shower and some clean clothes and OK... Good to see someone thinking ahead and covering all bases for a change.
Edited by necronx99, 2012-02-11 07:16:46. #45
tutsiwarrior
Titanium Member Posted 2012-02-11 08:29:36
oh, I believe that her and a brother are trying to set up a food stall out where he lives...his wife is one of the best cooks I've seen anywhere and I've thought about a business with her as well but the enterprise requires a business sense and my wife ain't worth a shit in that regard...when we get down to our last USD20000 I'll haveta lay down the law with regard to her allowance...we still got some dough so no worries at present... oh, I figured that bein' old and broke was always in the cards when livin' in Thailand and then when thai immigration came for me I'd pretend to be incontinent...they wouldn't want anyone shittin' all over the place when they took me down to the immigration jail...then, I would be laying in my own feces in prison and someone from Amnesty International would come and take a photo and then I would be released with an apology to return home and to mind my own business...a quick shower and some clean clothes and OK... Good to see someone thinking ahead and covering all bases for a change. an all too realistic scenario, I'm afraid...spare a thought for our falang brothers that are old and sick and cannot work and have no money for a thb400k or thb800k extension of stay and have lived here for years supporting families and etc. and now are on years of overstay and any bastid could denounce you to the cops and yer arse would then be grass... #46
Hooters
Senior Member Posted 2012-02-11 08:43:52
It can be done in Thailand easily.
You can rent a house in chang Mai's outskirts for 3-5000bht a month. food is 20-30bht a meal either have basic medical insurance or pay as you go the chances of getting violently ill (hospitalization) or getting hit by a bus are extremely rare and if I was under 40 I wouldn't bother myself. getting a girl once a week and drinking weekends only could all fit in the budget. #47
bendix
Platinum Member Posted 2012-02-13 12:11:35
I love when these threads degenerate into people criticising others for the way they spend their money, like there is some kind of universal rule. It a poster wants to give his wife a 60k allowance every month, that is entirely his right.
#48
necronx99
. Posted 2012-02-13 12:29:12
I love when these threads degenerate into people criticising others for the way they spend their money, like there is some kind of universal rule. It a poster wants to give his wife a 60k allowance every month, that is entirely his right. Ditto the flip side. If you don't party excessively and like Thai food and can do without an aircon riddled manse on the beach, life does not have to be expensive. Consume, and be dam_n conspicuous about it, is not a mantra that suits everyone. #49
happysanook
Senior Member Posted 2012-02-14 04:01:15
I love when these threads degenerate into people criticising others for the way they spend their money, like there is some kind of universal rule. It a poster wants to give his wife a 60k allowance every month, that is entirely his right. I dont see anywhere in the thread people critisizing. merely stating that some of the luxuries that won't be possible on a g. yes, 60k to the missus will put u over budget, op. Posted with Thaivisa App http://apps.thaivisa.com Edited by happysanook, 2012-02-14 04:09:10. #50
cobbler
Advanced Member Posted 2012-02-14 16:48:39
oh, I believe that her and a brother are trying to set up a food stall out where he lives...his wife is one of the best cooks I've seen anywhere and I've thought about a business with her as well but the enterprise requires a business sense and my wife ain't worth a shit in that regard...when we get down to our last USD20000 I'll haveta lay down the law with regard to her allowance...we still got some dough so no worries at present... oh, I figured that bein' old and broke was always in the cards when livin' in Thailand and then when thai immigration came for me I'd pretend to be incontinent...they wouldn't want anyone shittin' all over the place when they took me down to the immigration jail...then, I would be laying in my own feces in prison and someone from Amnesty International would come and take a photo and then I would be released with an apology to return home to Suphanburi and to mind my own business...a quick shower and some clean clothes and OK... |
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