Cost of living in Thailand | 2024 FULL Breakdown

[@michaeltakayama8415]

This was very useful information. I appreciate the amount of detail you provided in your breakdown, incl. the context. This made it much, much easier for me to do an item-by-item, apples-to-apples comparison of your numbers with my own projected budget. Far too many vloggers throw out a single, all-inclusive number for their monthly cost-of-living, without any breakdown/context whatsoever, which is essentially useless. Thank you very much for sharing! :)

[@NyenGao]

Thank you for taking the time to watch and for the kind words! I hope this helps make planning a trip to Thailand easier 😄

[@nycgent50]

Cost of living in Thailand is such a broad topic. It is different for everyone, it all depends on your age, your health, your interests, which part in Thailand you live, your social life, how much you travel just to name a few. What you and so many other youtubers post may apply for you, but does not necessarily apply for everybody else.

[@NyenGao]

Totally agree! Lifestyle plays a huge part as well, I just hope this gives a good ballpark figure for someone with a similar lifestyle ☺️

[@ubolubol5972]

😊❤🎉

[@no_professional12]

I liked the natural feel to this video and that the bird & worm disruptions weren't edited out 🤣 Some very useful information including about things I haven't seen on other videos (for example the info about water at the end). Thank you

[@NyenGao]

Glad you enjoyed and found it helpful :)

[@MrArikan]

Great info Nyen. Thanks for sharing all the specifics and good luck with your channel 🍀🍀🍀

[@minhdo2631]

As soon as my kids go to college. This is the lifestyle my wife and I will be looking forward too. My estimated annuity is about 8K a month that I will get once I retire.

[@jnsa9454]

Great breakdown esp with on screen calculations!

[@NyenGao]

Thanks, glad you found it helpful!

[@derekkhoo679]

Thanks Nyen, good information I heard the cost are going up. I want to stay in Thailand in the bear future. The rent is really going up

[@zetrader]

It's expensive for Thailand, there are some other cities with less pollution and noise that are cheaper and eventually better for a living.

[@censoredeveryday3320]

Subscribed. I just landed in Bangkok and learning as I go 😂

[@darkmattersproject2951]

You can get a nice Condo out of the city for $250-300. The street market food is much cheaper. Or the mom and pop location. Plus gyms are normally in every building. Plus a pool.

[@terzo39802]

Thailand is so cheap! I definitely didn't know about the water situation. Subscribed!

[@TaelurAlexis]

Thank you for recommending your fave places to shop or go out and how much different clothing brands typically cost for you! :)

[@NyenGao]

Will plan for that, thanks for the suggestion ☺️

[@DavidNunezPNW]

Total in USD is $1,177. That is so incredibly cheap!

[@Moussi67]

For an American citizen....

[@ChengCha-x5x]

It's cheap if you're from the US, but it cost a fortune if you from Thailand

[@darkmattersproject2951]

It’s not cheap

[@Alan-pv2bi]

Happy New Year!

[@andreandree4384]

thank you for your video and the information; i am staying in kl for 18 mths now and wanted to move to BKK and after seeing couple of videos talking about the rent in thailand, i realise it is more expensive to live in thailand. In kl, I stay in the golden triangle in an airbnb with 2 bedrooms/2 bathrooms (900sqfeet) with free internet/netflix, no need paying electricity: cost 750USD/mth. conditions of living in malaysia are pretty good and not sure, i want to go and live in a small studio in bkk :( : it will be a downgrade!!

[@ubolubol5972]

You must live in the suburbs and near the train station. The rent will be reduced by almost half. But the surrounding amenities have not decreased. 😊

[@andreandree4384]

@@ubolubol5972 thank you. Coming from KL, it will be definitely a downgrade living in bkk and eating isnot cheap either unless you eat the street food everyday :( ... and i dont mention the heavy traffic that plague bkk unless one only stays in the suburbs and goes to town from time to time.

[@CliffordLee-hh2hm]

Great video and effort. Me too from SG but in Hatyai in my own condo. For my water problem, I got a Cleansui from Mitsubishi and it is pretty clean when Thai water passed thru it. I was using a distiller previously and I used it to verify the filter quality. It's not that expensive either as I'm using the direct tap faucet version. You may want to check it out.

[@NyenGao]

Thank you! I'll definitely check out the Cleansui filter option :)

[@alextaylor7575]

Love the video Nyen, I went to BKK for the first time October 2024 and have really been thinking about relocating. Could you share some brief info about what you do for work remotely and if you found that role while in BKK or before you relocated? Thanks 🙏

[@NyenGao]

Hey sorry I missed this out previously! I work in tech and I've been working in my company for a few years now. I tried to find a job in Thailand but it's much harder for foreigners unless you can teach English. Hope this helps 😊

[@DanielFoo]

I guess the airbnb rent is higher cos its short term stay..if not in the Expat heavy area..long term rentals should be between 13,000-20,000 thb.

[@NyenGao]

The length of stay definitely makes a big difference, I also noticed expat heavy areas have more studio unit offerings too so those are slightly cheaper too!

[@DanielFoo]

@NyenGao I'm actually contemplating to complete payment for a loft unit near the victory monument, also thinking future of a short term stay option in Bangkok. Glad to see a fellow sgporean doing content there.. there's so many young KZbinrs now in bkk , keep it up.

[@wakui00]

How much do you earn in Thailand?

[@DarkoFitCoach]

75k baht for me for a normal life per month

[@tanksuwarnaphum]

How did you learn Thai? Please do a video about it!

[@NyenGao]

My Thai is still quite elementary, I'll definitely do one when my Thai improves 555

[@kl7655]

Thanks for the video for a SG POV. How much do you think your transport fees will differ if your mosai were all GrabCar?

[@NyenGao]

From my experience it’s typically 3x more for every ride so based on my own numbers that’ll be up by nearly 4K baht (SGD 160)

[@tcmelvinlee4804]

Compare to Singapore any opporrunities in Bangkok?

[@Broke_Expat]

Good slow traveler expense vid, thanks

[@NyenGao]

Thanks, glad you found it helpful!

[@OffbeatAdventurer]

do you tip at all when you order food on grab or transportation or not at all?

[@censoredeveryday3320]

You should apply for the DTV Visa so you can stay up to 180 days + extension for another 180 days.

[@NyenGao]

Welcome to Bangkok! I'll definitely consider that if I come back for a longer stay, thanks for letting me know:)

[@spiz903]

you have a cute accent 😍 I'll be moving to BKK in 2025 thank you for your informative video.

[@NyenGao]

Thanks for the kind words! I hope the video helps with your move to BKK 😊

[@JohnLee-bf7os]

Hi, Do you know the dentist and clinic costs ? Is there any recommendation to see dentist and doctors place ? Thanks

[@NyenGao]

I'm sorry but that's one thing I don't have much experience with, but I'm sure there will be some you can find online though I suppose ones which are more foreigner friendly might be priced on the higher side too.

[@formica.]

Thonglor Dental Hospital, mostly expats and well off Thais, better than any dentist office in the US. Prices are on the website, which is common, so google too.

[@jjsc3334]

I saw one tiny cookie in BKK for $6, coffee $7... I can eat like a king in America.

[@cagcag696]

Too much money. You need to learn how to spend like a non spoilt person. I only spend 10k baht a month, including rent and everything.

[@DavidNunezPNW]

I love her accent omg

[@tcmelvinlee4804]

Any small business opportunity there?

[@mmqueen8070]

Definitely a lot more expensive compared to other cities , like the basic living needs grocery, transportation….plus air pollution and traffic. Not our favorite city.

[@ronaldgordon2374]

❤

[@RegularGuy239]

For the water, buying 1.5l a day should be enough? Or get 5l water

[@NyenGao]

The cost is slightly more expensive and storage is a bit of an issue for me, though I do see many locals opting for that too:)

[@MrH2O1984]

I'm moving to Bangkok in May

[@ChengCha-x5x]

You're so good to hit... good shit

[@ChengCha-x5x]

R u Cambodian or Philipina?

[@R-sn1ty]

Farm Fresh Chicken from Grain is the 💣

[@txp158]

It is only as expensive as you want it to be.

[@philipgerrans8152]

25,000 in Lat Phrao? I hate to say this but I think you are being taken advantage of.

[@mosqutio88]

Which visa did you get?

[@sluurrpps]

use bolt, you’ll see a difference in your transportation cost after a week! do compare both the app prices before booking 😊

[@Hercules-g4n]

Pretty you tuber Visa.😂😂😂

[@NyenGao]

I didn’t end up getting a visa, so I booked a return trip home after my first month:)

[@Hercules-g4n]

@@NyenGao so you don't even live there......hahaha.

[@markmcdaniel304]

It's really hard to understand US dollar into Baht.

[@ferney2936]

google it

[@patrickclark9156]

It's about 33 baht to the $. To convert TBH to US$, multiply TBH amount by 3, then divide by 100.

[@KavanOBrien]

Sounds like money is not object with you = very nice being you then.

[@michaeltakayama8415]

I noticed that your Cost of Food accounts for only 12 meals per week (5 cook at home, 5 grab delivery, and 2 going out). If you eat breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, you should be eating 21 meals per week. Are you actually skipping that many meals? If so, it is not good for your health... lol. :) I also noticed that you are assuming 4 weeks per month, in your calculations. It would be more accurate to assume 4-1/3 (4.3333) weeks per month, since there are 52 weeks per year, or 13 weeks per quarter.

[@NyenGao]

Hello! I didn't notice until you did the calculations. I do skip some meals and sometimes I spilt my meals up to 2 meals since it's too much for 1 person (like when I cook or order grab) > important piece of info I forgot to mention. Thanks for pointing out:)

[@michaeltakayama8415]

@@NyenGao Makes complete sense now - thanks!

[@michaeltakayama8415]

@@NyenGao Hmm... I have been watching your older vlogs (very entertaining, btw) and I do find it... um... difficult now to believe that you skip meals. :) Sorry, I just had to make this comment, since I was laughing so much. You clearly love food!

[@zetrader]

So i guess you come from Singapore, really expensive there.

[@tcmelvinlee4804]

Not cheap!

[@wesdowty79]

1184usd a month equiv

[@th4nhph0ng]

You mention price, can you please convert to USD in subtitles or something for the idiot like me to understand. Thank you

[@NyenGao]

Thanks for the feedback:) Towards the end I stated the summary in SGD which is around x0.75 to get USD. If not you can x0.03 to get the usd pricings:) will take note for my future videos!

[@patrickclark9156]

Here's how I did the conversion for her rent. She said she pays TBH 25,000. I multiplied 25,000 by 3, got 75,000, then divided by 100, and got $750 for her rent amount.

[@KermitMoss]

Next time baby girl shorten your channel this was too long but ty for your information love you so pretty 😊

[@thierry-le-frippon]

Singapore accent

[@ChengCha-x5x]

What is your whatsaap? I wanna move there, and I want to ask for some tips and advices

[@antonkarridian2895]

You will have to do a follow up video, after you get a boyfriend.

[@nicholasslayer92]

knncb damn cheap, if for limpeh not even 10% of my take home wtffffff

[@user-ds7up1fi2y]

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[@Hercules-g4n]

People are tired of how much to live in Thailand 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂vids.

[@Palin-r7o]

You save me from typing this I was thinking exactly the same 🙉🤣🤣🤣

[@fa11en1ce]

Then dont watch?

[@Hercules-g4n]

@@fa11en1ce she Pretty 😍

[@cashcashhsac]

so cheap compared to america