500 USD a Month living in Thailand?

[@AVDanielViolin]

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[@Henry-vu5sg]

What a nice genuine warm helpful man giving us a no spin informative video. A huge difference from all the ego driven look-at me-videos that populate youtube. Thank you sir!

[@mogendavid6693]

I'm halfway around the world, but identified with him instantly. It's almost as if we are neighbors.

[@AVDanielViolin]

Many thanks to all. I am so happy you find the video helpful. In fact I spent only very a little time made it. Now I know what people need, I will make more videos, more in detail from now on. the next will be 500 USD living in Malaysia. Many thanks again. Daniel

[@TheCardbry]

so legit man

[@rishalauh]

First you learn how to pronounce Helmet. as you told not hemlet. tell it is HELMET. OKKKKKK 👍👍👍👍

[@mmdirtyworkz]

+m rishal Don't be so rude, he is doing the best he can. Appreciate his effort to provide very helpful information to us, don't get stuck on minor things. We all understood what he meant when he said it.

[@samuels4130]

m rishal , at least he speaks little English. show me how you speak his language smart ass

[@surymukherjee105]

Hi Daniel, I may not live in Thailand but looking forward to your video,how to live in Europe for 500 Dollars.

[@florinbala8669]

being an 34 continuous years worker as a world-wide mariner, I found your video being the most clear, honest & polite ever.

[@AVDanielViolin]

Many thanks folks. If I knew so many friends would like this, I should have done better. I really only spent very little time for this video. Now I am in Spain, I think I can do one video: 500 Euros a Month Living in Spain. Look forward to it.

[@vegetarianator]

AV Daniel Violin thank you Daniel, that was very helpful. You have a lovely gentle way of presenting which was a pleasure to watch.

[@travelingman9763]

+AV Daniel Violin Why moved to Spain?

[@AVDanielViolin]

+Sim Card Not move to Spian, only traveled to there and stayed for about 2 months. Now I am back to Asia again.

[@travelingman9763]

im moving to Thailand soon. Retired from USA. I have been to Spain,Germany ,Korea and many States. I have visited Thailand and stayed away from bars. Maybe we stay in contact! Thanks!

[@user-wi9eb6pn2i]

+Traveling man come to Chiang rai.

[@mooping9398]

wonderful video, thank you for the effort and sharing your life in Thailand with us

[@colin6372]

Very nice video Daniel, full of practical details and your quiet style of delivery is very charming. I know English isn't your first language but it's very clear and precise. Good information like this is important when considering choices, I am thinking of retiring early in South East Asia, I have lived in Japan, Thailand and Africa (I am British, currently living in New Zealand). Thanks for your lovely video.

[@AVDanielViolin]

No, I do not speak Thai at all, you get alone well with English, people are friendly and helpful here. I do not really live in Thailand, I travel all over the world, for fun and experience.

[@erikhunter7154]

+AV Daniel Violin that's good to do

[@ThePabloBarlow]

i like your "no nonsense" approach to explaining the lifestyle and how you are going there. very watchable - keep making these videos!!

[@digitalmoonbooks]

Very well done, video. Thank you for your time, and quoting the prices. For those moving to Thailand, where he was living in this video is Khon Kaen, in Isaan, Northeast Thailand. One of the least expensive areas in Thailand to live, and you can live on 500.00 USD a month as he says. You'd need to speak some Thai, as that area is not so much a tourist area as Chiang Mai, (where most older ex-pat retirees live, because of the hospitals. ) It definitely doesn't have the nightclubs and bars that you see in Bangkok, Pattaya Beach, Koh Samui, or Phu Ket. Which are all expensive. But if you want a quiet life, cheap, it's definitely doable. If you want bars, partying, and nightlife, you'd slowly get bored to death in Khon Kaen. But those places are a lot more expensive to live in.

[@flasho-ns6do]

+James Jenkins, you are quite right. After living in Bangkok for a few years, my observation and estimation is, while living on much less in small towns and villages is doable, you could even live in Bangkok quite comfortably in a security building apartment with air-con, hot water shower, washing machine, balcony, personal internet, fridge and microwave (not a proper kitchen, which is generally not necessary), fitness center, swimming pool, a ten minute walk from a huge, beautiful shopping mall with state-of-the-art movie theaters and a subway station that gives you cheap commute access to virtually any regular point of interest to most expats for about $1,600-$1,700 USD per month. That would include reasonable health insurance coverage for most costly events or illnesses (and that is for a man over 60 but with no serious pre-existing conditions), dining out 3-4 time per week on familiar hearty western fare...and even treating yourself to pleasurable companionship 3 or perhaps 4 times per week. Providing you are not frequenting the expensive go-go bar scene for the latter, that is, and rounding up your companions in more mundane local settings instead. Of course, it is easy to succumb to temptation on all issues from dining options to the ladies and pay double or triple that amount per month without even noticing it in a city like Bangkok. But once you get past the initial "kid in a candy store" mentality and settle down, economizing gets a lot easier. Or so I hear and have observed. lol. I haven't quite gotten past that mentality just yet, but I know I will someday.

[@vtecpreludevtec]

Sum fat ol Yanks there,used to b an airforce base,,Tiger Woods mum from there

[@zerolimit6868]

James Jenkins what is the meaning of Khon Kaen? Is it expensive to owe and drive a car there?

[@charlsdixi6778]

thank you very interesting. I lived in Thailand for a while, I like the country, I like people,peaceful people. I am hoping this time around I go back for good.Thailand is on the top of my list.

[@sped17373]

Nice, informative video--thanks! The quiet life of northeastern Thailand would suit me well for semi-retirement--I especially like the open markets with all the inexpensive fruits and veggies. I'm learning to speak ( as well as read and write) Thai so I can communicate better with the locals and also to give me an advantage for teaching them English.

[@jacobcreamcrackers3170]

This is the best one of this type video I have ever seen! Useful information, direct succinct delivery. Thanks.

[@seatimsboat]

I live in bang saray with my wife and child. We spend about $1500 Canadian a month. This includes food, rent and utilities for a nice house 100 meters from a small beach, English Thai school for my son , family memberships to windsurf, and tennis clubs , the running costs for a small motorcycle and occasional nights out. This is getting more difficult because of the steep decline in the Canadian dollar but still doable.

[@heinzruedi4125]

Probably one of the most informative and friendly update of Thailand living. What a nice gentleman...

[@jeswmuke]

Very nice. Clear, simple and to-the-point. Thanks

[@Redl16]

The cost of living in Thailand's countryside is indeed cheap but that's not the case of Bangkok. Here, vegetables used to be cheap but not anymore.

[@77overland]

Thank you very much for this, I am a 70 year old Englishman and have visited Thailand in the winter for 4 years, you do this very well l hope that you do more.. thanks again.

[@ermesborgnino4704]

OMG a great video about living in Thailand, with numbers and real life examples and hints and an actual footage of decent living conditions and places to eat, etc. I'm so glad i found your video, and thank you so much for it. When i go to Thailand (i've been before and i will go again for certain) and if i ever saw you, i'd shake your hand with since heartfelt gratitude. You'd feel the gratitude for sure. i ride motorcycles, but i have heard that large bikes (not mini bikes) are very difficult to get licensed, but i'm not sure. i'm checking it out. i am living in Tokyo now for 20 years, and am planning retirement. Videos like yours are incredibly helpful, and there are few out there. When you come back to Japan, contact me please. I live by the Tokyo Tower Not sure how to tell you my email address, as i don't leave comments very often on YT.　日本語もOKです。

[@hilatchikkakul8980]

Oh, nice seeing you having visited Thailand. I'm Thai and also like your violin videos that are very informative and useful for self repairs, saving me a lot. You really live like locals, the same way I'm used to. I live in Bangkok and just know that the living cost in Khon Kaen around the university is comparable to where I'm living (not in the city center).

[@curiousclaus]

Thanx for sharing your life Daniel, great job and good/fun to watch. Greatings from Denmark

[@abw48]

US$550 is a bit of a stretch but its all about location location location, where this fellow lives doesnt really have a whole lot going on for any western person, male or female, however it is a rather nice town to visit. I live on US$700 a month and thats fine with me and I come and go into Chiang Mai as well as other parts of SE Asia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia but I have been on the road all my life, now 68 years old, so i stay in decent hotels/guest houses for around US$10 a night, sometimes a bit more, sometimes a bit less, cable TV, fan,WiFi, Shower, hot water, clean, safe, laidback. What more do you want for US700 a month?. Im in Chiang Mai right now. Oct 14th 2015

[@nickinspring]

Daniel, Interesting video. I have heard it said, but it is nice to see someone that is actually doing it.

[@AVDanielViolin]

Electrucity and water come seperately, aboout 10 USD a month. Of course depends on how much you use.

[@JackLondon12]

Daniel, is that 100 usd?

[@RealLifeEddy2K]

WOwww......My Apt in Pattaya was 8500 a month, and electricity was right around 3k a month.

[@TLFarm]

Finally a good insight & accurate estimate on living in Thailand away from the crowds.

[@gonewiththekale]

This was a nicely made video! Thank you for sharing it!!

[@thomasspravka1370]

Thanks, very detailed and informative!

[@tomgreg2008]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@elisazen5458]

Thank you for showing us your home. It is so great for the price!!

[@johanperdal]

Hi from a fellow Norwegian/Swedish (Bergen) im moving to Korat in april. And this was werry helpfull=)

[@mikeskinner7795]

I found that a really helpful video, thank you.

[@dominozback4158]

Now I understand why my Dad moved to Khonkaen

[@mistermike3030]

Daniel very good video....you showed what many people that take videos on KZbin do not do, spend time on what the actual costs are.

[@stevenmonash624]

Informative video done in a nice manner.. just subscribed.

[@AVDanielViolin]

many thanks to all, especially Shabrina. In fact I am going to Singapore tomorrow. My facebook: Daniel Strings. Hope to see you there.

[@shoz2502]

Great video.. so down to earth brilliant stuff.. watching in 2017

[@BerndSpindler]

Thank you for the great informative video. Greetings from Chicago

[@haneytomoko8918]

Sawadeeka 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 I love your video! Very detailed and informative! 🙂 Please make more! I'm your new subscriber! If you come to Singapore, I will be Glad to show u around!

[@AVDanielViolin]

+Shabrina Salim Shabrina. In fact I am going to Singapore tomorrow. My facebook: Daniel Strings. Hope to see you there.

[@bryanwavechapman1]

hello. I am from Kentucky in the US. Thank you for making this video. I enjoyed it very much

[@maynordj]

I liked your video. More importantly I like your personality I appreciate when people are humble. our family is from Seattle Washington and we grew up Mormon. My brother went on a Mormon mission to Norway and met his wife there I now have for Norwegian nephews and have visited all so many times. It's cool to see that you are branching out and doing other things in other countries. I'm moving to Pattaya in June and I can't wait any advice you could give me would be very much appreciated

[@robertholloway9544]

Pattaya will ruin you and make you a prodigal son if your lucky

[@AVDanielViolin]

why?

[@robertholloway9544]

Luke 15 of the Christian Bible explains the gist of this but I am mainly talking about the women whom most men think we can rescue but they are there by choice.

[@NunyaDBusiness1]

Loved your video Daniel. Very helpful and informative. Can you do more please, in Thailand?

[@ammaryousif1374]

I love the simplicity of your videos

[@gk10002000]

yes you can do things like this, but it doesn't include things like Health insurance or even auto insurance from Thailand or your home country. Sure you don't have to have it, but up to you to take the risk. Oh and do you want to go out and do anything or eat any foreign food, german, Italian, english, etc.? Those meals cost about $10 USD. Beers are $2 USD minimum at any night club.

[@quyphinguyen8831]

Your video is very helpful and interesting. I can't believe the foods are so cheap. Thank you very much for sharing.

[@AVDanielViolin]

It is also cheap here in Bosnia and Albania, and you feel higher class. food here also like 1.5 usd a meal at ordinary restaurant.

[@sathitt.5980]

@0:20 Khon Kaen is one of the four major cities in the north east of Thailand. The others being Udon Thani, Khorat, and Ubon Ratchathani.

[@kwtravels9065]

good job ,well done, very informative walking us through expenses one might incur as an expat in Thailand.

[@cr38961]

180 baht for a puncture repair on a scooter ;) £3:30 for about an hour's work, minimum. In the UK you'd be lucky to get it done for £30, and they'd probably blow a load of air and sealant into it and not actually repair the puncture.

[@LLYHealthjeunesseglobal]

Great video,I like that you show your own cooking. Which is cheaper plus if you know how to cook it seems you like your own cooking the best That is what I find for myself. Keep up the videos I enjoy them Are you still in Thailand??

[@janviergalle]

Really enjoy your video clip. Very pragmatic and informative. Thanks a lot!

[@julesanna832]

Thanku for this video. I enjoyed it very much. I have been wanting to visit Thailand. looks really nice there.

[@carloslunghard3971]

Nice and very helpful video. Am Asian origin but grew up and still live in Germany, hoping to settle down soon in Asia.

[@AVDanielViolin]

India could also be a very good place to live. I love and enjoy myself here.

[@carloslunghard3971]

AV Daniel Violin Yes indeed, depending on where coz India's a big subcontinent. Have been to many places in India too. I was a flight attendant for more than 20 years.

[@indiawestmarttrading3746]

In that case, you have a home in India. Welcome Daniel !

[@schwartzenheimer1]

Very nice video. Thank you.

[@sarahkamala1973]

Great video Daniel, thanks so much for making it! I just returned from 3 months in Thailand and I am thinking to move there. Is it hard to rent an apartment? I see below you are in Spain now. I am also looking to hop around and live different places on 1000. U.S. A month or less. I will keep in touch. Aloha from Maui ( so expensive here!)

[@markledesma3251]

sarah kamala come to the philippines, from manila hop to bacolod then venture north and south, u can live by the beach really cheap.

[@dcawkwell]

Great video. Very useful information. Thanks for posting.

[@finnurth]

Very clear and informative!

[@henryc1000]

Thank you Daniel for making this video👌

[@josephgonzales641]

Great video. Thanks buddy

[@schwartzenheimer1]

Everyone please remember that the maximum time you can stay in Thailand is limited by your visa, not so much by expenses. Easy to stay 90 days, if you get a visa in advance, and a 30 day extension. Beyond that, major hassles. Do NOT burn bridges and just show up. Trust me, don't.

[@AVDanielViolin]

It depends on which country you hold citizenship. If Norway or US and more like UK, Australia, New Zealand I am sure is the same....no preauthorized visa is needed.

[@crazydog2580]

crazy to think i could sell my house and live there for 30years with no job

[@JohnDoe-ev9kt]

Crazy that you wrote that - but you are now going to work another 30 years running on the hamster wheel !

[@markledesma3251]

crazydog2580 i sold my house in 2000 for US$700,000, i moved to the philippines 2011 and dont work, i was 48 then, i spend $200 a month, i live in a small town so my rent for a 2 bed 1 bath unfurnished apt is less than $40 and to ward off theft or robbery i have 2 guard dogs, i eat out for breakfast, the beach is 10 minutes away, lunch i cook and dinner i grab take out, snacks are very cheap, halo halo or maize con hielo is 25 pesos so 2 would come to less than a dollar, some snacks are 5 pesos, a haircut is less than a dollar.

[@Andy-sj2dv]

Thank you for this very interesting and informative video.

[@Bearded880]

I really enjoyed your "down to earth" video. Glad to hear that you are enjoying your retirement.

[@rayrothermel4861]

Thanks for that video. I really enjoyed it.

[@eviezain1820]

that is great that u give many details , it up to which area u all stay & local market with local food , some places need to paid for room rent per month + deposit + electric & water that u use , thk for showing the way how to live saving in Thailand year 2015 , within 500 USD at Khon Kaen.

[@tesstickle7267]

so its cheaper to stay a month in a rented apartment lol hotels are like £13 a night,your apartment is like £90 a month if I've understood correctly. is it possible for a tourist to fly over and rent for the month or longer?

[@forrestwheeler916]

Very informative vidio . I have been to chiang mai and will retire there next year from USA. Thank you doze the great information

[@kalimanblack]

Thanks for doing the ground work!!

[@snobird583]

Thank you for this vid. I enjoyed it very much !

[@steensusini]

Fin, fin video Daniel - meget inspirerende og lærerig - tak. Venlige hilsner, Steen - Danmark

[@kksd2]

Great video Daniel! Thanks for sharing ... I have a condo in Bangkok, and I think it is a bit more expensive in BKK but still it is not that expensive! khob khun krub !!!!!

[@smokeclouds8]

Wow thanks for sharing Daniel, very useful video.

[@livsstilen]

great video

[@eddeewhat5553]

Very informative. Good video. I like how you give dollar amount. Thank you

[@livingandtravellingwithkid7726]

Your videos are fantastic. Thank you

[@Montreal288]

very good information and helpful tips!!

[@sarahkamala1973]

Aloha from Maui Daniel, thank you for the nice clear video. I have been to Thailand 3 times and plan on moving there in about 6 months with my 2 poodles. Was nice to see that poodle in your video! Where are you living now?

[@wanaraz]

Great video. Thank you for opening up your life.

[@kantoboy8447]

Hi Daniel, thanks for giving me a glimpse of the cost of living in Chiang Mai, I'm going to retire in Thailand Chiang Mai. Retirement money is going to be around $4500 a month, so I'll be ok.

[@Ianacek]

The rent seems very cheap . Is it subsidised ? Are there any additional charges , such as for electricity . I've heard of some hotel rooms that have a low room rate but have a high charge for Airconditioning .

[@bullwingsc6216]

Great video. Not looking to retire in Thailand but interesting to see cost breakdown.

[@TheFredster1012000]

Very informative thank you for sharing this video.

[@lee85219]

Thank You for the videos. Very nicely done.

[@PaliAha]

(6:50) I like how you say your ROOM is VERY CLEAN & when you show it to us, it was NOT CLEANED UP.

[@ishallreturn4976]

Lol! Maybe she meant in Thai terms.

[@george.carlin]

Great information. Thank you. Is it easy for someone like you who speaks Chinese and Japanese learn Thai?

[@williamdufour4826]

Thanks for the info!

[@andrewphillips8341]

A very good video! thanks

[@rishalauh]

Andrew Phillips

[@cr38961]

6:30 On the motorbike always keep someone in front of you! That's pretty smart: if the driver sees the first bike then they'll see you, and if they don't your advance party pays the price.

[@lorraineanderson8896]

Thank you kindly for your informative video.

[@rrr555kkk5]

Thank you for your video !!!

[@martycadalac]

you done a good job on video been wacthing some on the philippines will enjoy wacthing yours in thailand thank you

[@sundanser01]

Thanks for posting.

[@yaboyrocco1498]

I enjoyed watching this. He seems like a cool guy to know.

[@humanityandloves]

Hello from australia your videos are fantastic

[@nonamedlish]

Hello, great video, could you please tell me where the markets that you shopped at are located? Thanks!

[@JohnDoe-ev9kt]

Thank you for such an informative video. Obviously a nice guy. 8:44 -- The room is a surely a good bargain, but the flexing walls are frightening !! Earthquake ? ( Yes I know why. )

[@billysgarden-u9s]

great vid I lived in japa osak for 5 years also. Are you still in thailand?

[@thomashovde2240]

Veldig bra video. Gleder meg å se mere. Skal til Chang mai selv i August. Stå på

[@AVDanielViolin]

lykke til

[@velez7267]

I like this mans video . he speaks in English to the locals . not in thai like some other videos . I am not very good with languages like some people . and the food he buy is the kind of food I would get

[@markledesma3251]

velez was in bangkok years ago and i only know english and filipino but most restaurants have picture menus.

[@susiemcd3941]

Excellent video, thank you!

[@cr38961]

11:50 Have you tried meat, veg and spices in a rice cooker with the rice? Apparently it's possible if the meat and veg are shredded.

[@sydray9694]

cr38961 there are many persian and indian recipes with that concept... Spanish paella is like that too

[@Haradeas]

Great video, but is this info is relevant? Are the prices still ok? :) Would be great if someone could confirm this.

[@AVDanielViolin]

You try you find out, everything is changing everyday.