Cost of Living in Thailand 2024

In this video we will discuss the cost of living for a couple living in Thailand. We include things like vehicle and health insurance etc...
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[@LJ-jq8og]

Great topic... Thank you ! 🙏

[@roblacyclist1170]

Tony, thanks for the very informative video 🙏🏻.

[@chhe8641]

We love your videos! Have a good time! Thank you. Gteetings. Christa and Stefan

[@TheNarrowGate]

Thank you very much, we really appreciate it!!!! 🇹🇭😊❤️

[@janb7916]

Very useful information. Thank you!

[@Techfanatic73]

Always the best videos.

[@danielsun7298]

Tony, thank you for the video. Good information !

[@TheNarrowGate]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Yellowfever-gz7bm]

My budget last month in the south of Thailand was $400. $70 for electricity to run the AC 20 hours a day, No rent, $12 for internet, 60 cents for my flip phone, $2 for water, $80 fuel for car. $10 for insurance. That's $175 without food. I eat out a lot and buy some foods for relatives. If I didn't eat restaurant food, it would be easy for me to live on $300 a month. I live on a paved road in rural Mai Seab/ Koh Khan. 1 mile to 7-11 and the freeway. 5 miles to KFC or hospital. 20 miles to Phattalung. My house is paid for.

[@owlscoffeecats]

Wonderful video! 🎊 😊 Nice calm videos you do. Perfect 👍🏻 Do you have any updated videos for reviews of medical & dental practices there? Would love to see those.

[@TheNarrowGate]

Thank you! Not yet, but soon.

[@Traveler2112]

Thanks for sharing the info,

[@TheNarrowGate]

You bet

[@chhe8641]

Thank you for all the interesting informations. It feels like " vacation", beeing in Thailand :-). Greetings from Switzerland

[@TheNarrowGate]

Thank you

[@rachela2965]

Thank you!!!

[@apoloestrada2908]

Thanks for the video and info. Last year, I lived in the Jomtien area for 6 months and my monthly budget was $3K and that's with companionship with a regular Thai lady for 3x a week without buying any LDs and barfines. I did not eat any western food due to way more expensive and been eating Thai food in the market. In my early 50's now, I was planning to retire but I changed my mind in the very last second due to the fact that it's all westernized nowadays and the prices are doubled and tripled so I came back to work in CA. Better be off to Siem Riep, Penang or Manila next time.

[@miscetc-tm2yt]

So Thai cost of living for expats is too high now, yes?

[@jeffmeighan304]

A monthly - yearly summary would have been helpful.

[@nikkian9254]

Thanks for sharing this! super insightful! Curious which pest control company yall go with? And does deal with geckos? Also would love to hear more about how you guys found your car! 😄

[@TheNarrowGate]

Eco pest. We wish it worked on lizards, but it does not.

[@nikkian9254]

@@TheNarrowGate Ty! I suppose if it were that strong on lizards perhaps it'd be too potent? 🥴

[@gerardbeck457]

Tony, I think that if you start offering audio book readings you will get even way more KZbin followers (NOT knocking this channel at all). Give it some thought. I feel like listening to your voice while you read a book will offer a soothing and relaxing experience! Ask Kendall about it. Have to come up with a way to promote. And man, I wish I could come over to Thailand and meet you both and just hang!

[@TheNarrowGate]

😂

[@Jack-Noble]

thanks

[@LouisTheTraveler76]

Another good video Tony. Does your VISA cost cover agents? Or is that what you pay to brave immigration yourself? Keep up the great work!

[@TheNarrowGate]

There’s a fee that you have to pay for visa services. A lot of people do not use any visa service at all.

[@ijustlike0010]

Could we get a 5 day itinerary video for Chiang Mai? Visiting next month

[@kin-c72]

Thank you again for a great video. I am really contemplating going to Thailand to retire but would you suggest going to Thailand on a 1-year education visa to try it out and see if I would enjoy it and then switching to a retirement visa if I decide to stay? Also, you mentioned the motorbike insurance, if I did go there on an education visa and rented a bike for that period, would I still be able to buy insurance for that rented bike? Thanks again.

[@TheNarrowGate]

Ed visa idea would be good! If you rent, the motorcycle should have insurance on it.

[@mattivirta]

better and cheapen buy own bike, rent have waste only money lot, ED visa not today good option immigration police check and kicked lot foreigns have ED visa

[@kin-c72]

If I went on an ED visa, I would actually take the lessons. So they can't kick me out for not attending classes@@mattivirta

[@kotchakorn4345]

3 yrs ago???..wow..I've been watching you from day 1.

[@TheNarrowGate]

🙏🙏🙏

[@user-by6ud8jf5w]

Nah stuff that i would rather stay in ozz no way id live there but glad that you are happy and enjoying living there

[@janb7916]

I totally agree about " safety last" here. People do not follow the rules on the roads.

[@sanglkvn9305]

You can save more on electricity by investing in DC air. it is a bit high to install, but will pay itself off in about two years and save you quite a bit of money afterwards.

[@TheNarrowGate]

Thanks for the tip! 🙏🏻🇹🇭😊

[@mangostickyrice555]

Thumbs up 👍 Tony

[@TheNarrowGate]

Thanks 👍

[@youdeservethis]

So do you use a service for your visa? If so which one? Thanks so much!

[@TheNarrowGate]

Assist Thai visa in Chiang Mai

[@youdeservethis]

@@TheNarrowGate I sent you a thing to have a conference call :D

[@mattivirta]

why need, better go to immigration office, need be bank account reseipt same day signature, and add visa form paper all ready cost 1900 B and not ewer has need visa agent, simple easy job make 1 year visa ewery year not totally need agent anywere. maybe idiot need but normal men not newer need waste money to agent.

[@rupertolein8935]

Hope i run Across you when i go there looking for our little home

[@vanhalen45]

More on food than on rent....seems commonplace whether in Philippines, Thailand or Cambodia.

[@b4bmm]

Seems cheap for fuel must have a small car and use sparingly compared to the scooter use?

[@asiatravels007]

Thank you for being one of the first vloggers to price in the local currency. Im from the UK living in Thailand and Vietnam and it drives me nuts that every American vlogger and an increasing number of UK vloggers price everything in US dollars. The world doesn't revolve around America, so i just dont get it. Price in the local currency and the world can convert into their own currency, SIMPLE!! 👍🥳🥳

[@TheNarrowGate]

My pleasure!

[@PerplexedVet]

I have been trying to find info straight from an expat about how they access their money. Do you open a local bank and have money deposited in from outside the country? Do you just go to ATMs all the time? I think this is my biggest worry right now. Would love to see someone talk about that.

[@TheNarrowGate]

Open a bank account here in Thailand and transfer as needed, money from your bank in your home country to Thailand using the WISE app. For the cheapest fee, link your banking account with WISE.

[@phill7573]

What AIS plan is that? I pay around 435 baht a month.

[@TheNarrowGate]

Every year when we renew our plan, we go into the AI office in the mall and we buy whatever the special is which is around the price I stated. It seems like it’s a better deal than getting anything on their app on your phone.

[@AZ-wg3eg]

Just for fun, this about 1600-1700 USD per month.

[@trevr1969]

Shucks... did you share the grand total? I think I missed it

[@INDIGE_STUDIO]

Gg I love Thailand 🇹🇭

[@gerardbeck457]

Seems like renting a house is way better than renting a condo.

[@jackhayden4138]

Why please?

[@mattivirta]

True, house have better live than doghouse small condo and have own garden, backyard,garage, more rooms, better live and cheapen than condo rent have,

[@PaulRLight]

Thank you. It drives me NUTS when American expats living in Thailand constantly talk about costs in dollars.

[@antifugazi]

Can you convert the currency please as it's hard to watch on my phone and convert without leaving the video also isn't this aimed at people that don't live in Thailand and thus a conversion would be very handy.

[@PaulRLight]

Try not being so lazy.

[@Rider6122]

Converted to what currency? People watch from different countries and the only currency that matters is the Thai baht.

[@LJ-jq8og]

Western food is the WORST thing for your health... If you can learn to love local fruits and vegetables you will be RICH in Health and RICH in the pocket book 💪

[@evangelicalsnever-lie9792]

Name all the same foods eaten by both Thais and the west? There are hundreds of mutually eaten foods. Can you name 20?

[@Rider6122]

Thai food is good, but let’s not pretend that it’s not made with cheap old cooking oil and meat stored at unsafe temperatures.

[@KeepingItRealBro]

@@Rider6122 Plus the amount of sugar they put into their food and especially drinks is nothing short of amazing.

[@hownwen]

I had a very hard time eating healthy while we were there. High sugar and bad oils, and pesticides. Went food shopping to cook but also not a lot of healthy options there either. Going to have to figure something out when we retire there....

[@LJ-jq8og]

@@evangelicalsnever-lie9792 You have reading comprehension skills challenges... The comment said: " If you can learn to love local fruits and vegetables you will be RICH in Health". OBVIOUSLY there are poor-choice overlapping food habits of both countries... WTF ? Cant you read.. Your absurd comment has nothing to do with FOCUSING on "local fruits and vegetables..." 🤣.. That was the suggestion and ISSUE...

[@mattivirta]

i has go about 800$/ month last 8 year, no rent, live whit thai wife own house, phone,internet,AC not used not need only hottest season in bedroom can sleep better. my hobby go 100$/month about make woodworking,metal working, RC planes etc. but maybe need move out off thailand because not know how much TAX come now new TAX law, take income TAX my homecountry pension salary maybe 30‰ off my salary, then not have possiple live in thailand and move ewery month my pesion salary to thai bank. thai new idiot law destroy many many foreigns-thai family and busines, etc, and many thai workers need end work because foreigns no can stay thailand, new TAX law kicked only thailand citizens head lot if need all foreigns income money take TAX 30-35‰ totally idiot new tax.

[@bettyboop2468]

But most will give usd at least. Idk I think you're doing a disservice by not giving it. You didn't want to look it up, you want us to. But you want us to like and sub😂

[@ijustlike0010]

If you really wanna move to Thailand, you'll look up the conversion

[@TheNarrowGate]

I would suggest using a currency converter and getting used to it if you plan on moving to Thailand.