The Cost Of Living In Pattaya, Thailand (2024)

[@2GringosOnTheGulf]

Another amazing video my friend. ❤ Have a great weekend. 😊 Cheers from 2 Canadians 🇨🇦 living in Mexico. 🇲🇽✌️

[@Isaiahslifeexperience]

So happy you posted I love your traveling vlogs they bring so much positivity to me 😊

[@williamtaudien]

Thanks:)

[@TheRoyalFlush]

I really dig you vlogging living in an area extendedly. It gives a more intimate feel of what it's like to live in these cities..

[@raykelly2854]

Great to see you fit and healthy again. How about a few pool tricks?

[@gary6463]

Hi William Cool video !! I especially liked the city view sunset fade at the 9:50 mark. Looked chill 🎥👍🏻

[@ace404108]

Yea ty william

[@williamtaudien]

thanks for watching!

[@kathytracy7952]

Beautiful apartment and pool

[@kathytracy7952]

50 a night is a steal

[@williamtaudien]

@@kathytracy7952 It cost just 400 dollar a month to rent long term

[@JosephHurtsellers]

William... Seriously, your videos are just the best. We have a son that lives on Koi lanta and we are planing to visit him soon. He has been there for a few years and loves it --- you make us miss him all the more! 💗

[@andreavanda5402]

Much more affordable than even Mexico which isn't that cheap anymore. ❤

[@JosephHurtsellers]

@@andreavanda5402 I just won't want to learn another language lol 😁😁

[@maya-linkumarapeli8712]

So happy that you're in Thailand! It's on our travel list for when I retire in 2-3 years. Looking forward to your next videos.

[@ntauzaug9595]

We were in Pattaya beach a few years back and there were many dead jelly fish on the beach so we didn't step into the water. If I plan to stay in Thailand for a long while I probably prefer a more quiet and less crowded place. Like your videos.

[@สุทธิศักดิ์มธุรพงศากุล]

You see many dead jellyfish due to the tide changing direction. It is a large amount of fresh water flowing from rivers into the sea. As a result, the jellyfish were unable to adjust to the water conditions in time, so they died.

[@kendallcurle]

Nice to see you healthy William. Have fun in Thailand.

[@mikelmartin]

I would be interesting to hear about how you enter and exit all these different countries, the cost, fees, duration of stay and other papers other than passport.

[@iyamwhatiyam547]

also follow another interesting travel blogger Vagabond Awake. between the two of these sites you'll get allot of helpful info.

[@DarkoFitCoach]

Visa on arrival = free

[@ddhmc8908]

Helloooow William, looking forward to your stay in Thailand.

[@williamtaudien]

helllooooo

[@dmssmd193]

Thanks 4 the info. Many of us r looking to u 4 the info. In this video.

[@marthapineda5395]

Great keep it up you rock William

[@jamesappleton5063]

Oh wow I would love to check it out with the food and swimming so cool 😎

[@chrisatty]

Seems like you are happy and relaxed. I live in north of Thailand, cooler and cheap, 10 years here with Thai family. Very happy. Enjoy your views, thanks.

[@williamtaudien]

very nice! happy for you to have been in thailand that long. great country to be in!

[@bbustin1747]

Cool time elapsed photography at the end. Love the effect

[@OreoCrumb]

Very informative video. I like your pricing food, lodging. I would like to go to other less populated cities of interest. I went to Pattaya but was ill for most of my trip so did not see much. Love your style William. To me you are like Jack Nicholson so good at what you do. I would watch him no matter the film. You because you are so very unique in your presentation style . very playful and childlike .

[@feliciamanzanares9537]

Enjoy seeing your videos. Keep them coming.

[@Lawtown31]

Hi William, glad to see you still traveling. Love your videos. You are still the real deal. No sugar coating anything. You show it like it is. Last time l saw you, you were very sick in Mexico. I told you to go home. Not sure if you did. But lm glad to see you back to normal. Happy New Year from your frien Paul in USA.

[@nicholeannjeremy621]

Yum. Reminds me of the food I ate as a teenager. Thank you William and Virya.

[@eyesea123]

Thank you so much for taking us with you! Food looks so delicious! So cheap too! Wow!

[@dansauer4712]

Pattaya is pretty popular because of price and the action. I spent 3 and a half months on the island of Phuket, Potong to be exact. The beaches are a hell of a lot nicer on the Phuket that's for sure, but, it's also a lot more expensive. If you go to Potong, go to Bang la road, lots of action.

[@scottgeen3062]

Your video are great well done from Scott new Zealand

[@LV515009]

Great Video! I stayed on the 29th floor of that same building in that same room type with same view for 3 weeks last month through New Years Eve! I enjoyed that roof top pool every morning and met a couple great new friends there. I'm sure you are gone now but there is a grocery store right behind that 7-11 you were at and for 10 Baht, you could have went down 2nd street to The Bic C Supercenter on the truck/bus. Anyway, was hoping to see some clips of LK Metro and Soi Buakhao that were right behind The Base as I thought it was a much better and a lot more of a fun place than Walking Street. I also didn't think much of the beach there, I will have to stick to Phuket/Krabi in the future as well. Going to retire to Thailand in the next few years so came to see the condos there as well as Jomtien and Phra Tamnak Hill but again, will be sticking to the south after this past trip to this area. Anyway, thanks for the video, you do a great job with coverage/editing. Keep up the great work.

[@rhondadami517]

Hi William!! Love watching your vids from an icy Oklahoma morning!!! So jealous!!

[@MoLu9954]

Love the videos. Hope you hit 100.,000. You have earned it. Did you find out what illness you had?

[@volunteerserv]

That’s another good information video

[@williamtaudien]

Thanks 👍

[@RockyBilbou]

Good video.nuch appreciated 😊

[@evagalarza3010]

Taiwan sounds amazing. Have a great adventure.

[@beautyallaroundme724]

Another interesting episode of "Swimming Around The World." 😀 Looking forward to seeing where you will be staying next.

[@brypar70]

Very good video- glad your revisiting Thailand 🇹🇭 #derpartyklopfer #swedishsheep

[@calebwalker7277]

Awesome. Ienjoy how your showing the cost and how easy it actually is!

[@wernerhaase2632]

Es ist das Paradies!!bleib gesund!!😊

[@paulmjprinz]

Can you do Siem Reap Cambodia and Da Nang Vietnam when you're done with Thailand? Cheap flights from Bangkok.

[@martinamf6486]

I am happy to see you in good shape!!!

[@jacquesboshoff5357]

Howzit Will! Great to see you.😊enjoy. You look lekker and relaxed! Good night, my young friend.

[@backbaydishes]

Great video, William! There is a lady that is on KZbin from the US she is married to a Thai man, and they own a restaurant somewhere on the beach over there. I'm not sure exactly where, but she seems really sweet. Her you tube channel is called Lily's Life I believe. Keep your videos coming. I really enjoy your travels lol I'm living my best life through you, hahaha

[@justBEingjada]

Such a good video as usual 🫶🏼

[@georgeenelcaribemexicano]

Awesome

[@debbieblumauer8903]

Can"t wait to start solo traveling!

[@pamfaulkner7026]

Great video William interesting to know about the cost of rentals quite surprising that it’s so reasonable. Looks amazing what you have shown so far. Food eating out very cheap also. Look forward to your next adventure. Take care.

[@clownpocket]

Cool video. Are you all better from your illness?

[@jammerk65]

I hear it's a little smoggy there right now, i would go to koh samui !

[@adriancampbell8310]

Everything is approx. 4 times cheaper than most places. Great food. That walking street looks like 5th Ave in Playa Del Carmen. What place do you like better? Playa Del Carmen or Pattaya?

[@williamtaudien]

Playa Del Carmen better. But not worth it anymore considering the high cost for a modern apartment and like 15 dollars for a meal at a restaurant in Playa Del Carmen. Just feels like a rip off and not a deal

[@adriancampbell8310]

@@williamtaudien That’s what I thought. Yeah in Thailand your 4 or 5 times richer than you are in Mexico. Have fun in Thailand.

[@KingRisen-g1n]

@@adriancampbell8310 Mexico is too close to the USA, too many America's go there so they have ruined it for everyone else, and the Mexicans are now greedy.

[@mimig6932]

@@williamtaudiennot to mention all the drug gangs in playa del Carmen. They say Fifth Ave is really bad now.

[@alexs3254]

Great video William! Your editing skills are excelent and make viewing your videos very enjoyable, like i was there with you. Loved your meal video and coca cola close up, I have a high stress job and viewing your videos are a pleasure and relaxing

[@williamtaudien]

Thank you very much for that!

[@markclayton626]

Great vid William 👍👍👍👍

[@TRIPONTHIS]

you should hit 100k in this area.

[@Hammertime054]

Those hotels look fantastic William👍🏻👍🏻another great video matey👍🏻👍🏻😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@jmich7]

Hej Will! Long time Cool!!!!

[@robkent6321]

Good video William, really good value for the money there.

[@M-kh001]

William, I like your style of making videos that include qualified information. ❤

[@MB99787]

Love it!

[@williamtaudien]

Thanks!!

[@dwarnke8233]

Thanks William. Almost to 100k, ready for party!

[@THAIMGROUP]

Ur clothes so beautiful🎉

[@ludfx4yyc403]

💡👍Brilliant !!

[@danieltroyo3847]

I like your Playa del Carmen hat dude

[@blkhamtv]

Good value in Thailand 🇹🇭

[@rebornitsybitsy7515]

Another pattaya video, how original 👏

[@williamtaudien]

And yet you keep watching. Thanks for making me money

[@rebornitsybitsy7515]

@@williamtaudien only watched 10 seconds

[@manosparavida3551]

I've been visiting Thailand/ Pattaya, twice a year for the last 18 years. Pricing of accommodation has only increased by about 15% , but the cost of supermarket food is off the Richter scale. Even the cost of fruit juices are comparable to Western Europe, which is totally shocking, considering most of it can be grown locally and the farmers are paid pittance for their toil.

[@williamtaudien]

Yes I have noticed that as well. The groceries are quite expensive it is strange!

[@kokalti]

Try to now Da Nang Vietnam. It’s even cheaper

[@VividCollectiveWorks]

Check out ko Chang. It’s more built up but not nearly as much as Phuket. There are a few smaller islands south of it.

[@23Petios]

William I am keep watching you! Thailand is better then many other places . Did you go to Da nang in Vietnam ? Regards!

[@80SGIRL4EVR]

Really looking forward to where you decide to rent a house. Going south will be more your speed, I think! So much to see & do!!!!!

[@alodar]

LOL, I was staying at The Base about 3 weeks ago for 10 days. AMAZING location. Would def stay there again. LOL and I'm pretty sure the example you listed for 15,000baht/month was the exact unit I had. I went to Phuket for 10 days afterwards and can confirm the water is much nicer however Phuket is noticeably more expensive.

[@KingRisen-g1n]

Excellent video's Khun William, I love Pattaya, been visiting for years, its ranked as the #7th most visited city in the world, so you are definitely in an up and coming destination. Pattaya has changed for the better and once the High Speed Rail line is finished in few more years that will really open up the place, lots of improvements and the Thai government has done an amazing job promoting the city to foreign tourist. The EDGE and BASE are excellent projects built by the same developer and super location. I want to buy a unit in either the BASE or EDGE, there are lots of great condo's in Pattaya so its a bit of a tough job but your definitely helping, wonder how much one of those units cost? GR8 video.

[@dansauer4712]

Hey William, did you bring in the mold police to check out your air / con? 😁😁😁

[@ccsothebysrealty]

Will you be traveling down to the southern part of Thailand?? Or where the water is clear and turquoise??

[@williamtaudien]

Yes I think so but I also want to just live in one place close to a big airport so I might go there then come back to this area!

[@JosalynMarie]

Thanks for sharing the video! Watching from Calgary Ab 🇨🇦 (where it is -42 ċ beyond freezing) On my bucketlist to go Indonesia, thailand, Vietnam Love to see ya rent a scooter and travel around a bit Being in mexico for so long.. do you think it is cheaper and cleaner in thailand to live and explore on a budget?

[@celinedream]

This is the year you will reach 100,000 subscribers!!

[@jessemartinez1105]

Thank you for the video William. I see you are wearing your Playa Del Carmen hat, I was just there a couple of days ago. Now I am back in Illinois USA with 0 degrees F and a snowstorm. Hahaha

[@williamtaudien]

Oh damn very cold! Yes the Playa hat :D haha

[@blabla4711de]

good life on tour :-))

[@RyanshawMe]

Ive stayed there, wondering why it looked familar, its pretty good, a bit of a walk from your room to anything thou

[@apoloestrada2908]

Thanks for the video, 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 and not buying any LDs and barfines. In my early 50's now and back to work in CA. Will do this again, next year.

[@BirdDog.]

You must had expensive rent because that’s a good budget to let loose

[@apoloestrada2908]

@@BirdDog. That depends on the lifestyle, if I can get to at least $3K in monthly pension plus at least $100K extra savings for emergency. I doubt that I can get it by late 2025 or early 2026 to retire in Thailand for good.

[@BirdDog.]

@@apoloestrada2908 I was planning on going with 800k in the bank drawing 4.5% annually and should earn around 6% on that money. When ssi kicks in down the road I can dial that back that draw. If I need more one month I have the capacity to do so.

[@BirdDog.]

@@apoloestrada2908 sounds like we are on the same page for exceptions and the reality of what it takes to live there. I think I’m going to Hua Hin so I’m not in the madness 24:7. Will see

[@anthonydowling3356]

LOVED YOUR DRONE SHOTS .I first went to Pattaya in 2003 .There were none of those super high buildings there then that i remember .Plenty up to 15 floors .I usually stay in Jomtien and will be there again from Ireland in 2 weeks time please God .Lets be honest the sea water in Pattaya is dirty but you can take a boat out to Ko Larn ,B35 and 45 minutes to beautiful clear water and beaches .Glad to see you back to good health .Saw your video from Mexico where you were very sick .That was about a year ago ? .If you want a house and pool there are villas in Jomtien with such at a price .They would be much cheaper though on the so called dark side that is the other side of the main highway ,Sukhumvit road .If you are just renting for a short time it may not matter .

[@Sofaguy101]

Do you need certain vaccines upon arrival for a short 30 stay ?

[@patriciagattelli801]

Hi William. Go to the islands,, Kho Tao, Kho Samui, Kho Lanta, etc. and even Ao Nang in Kabi, beautiful places, more than Pattaya.

[@HUGO70R]

I rented a house with 2 bedrooms and a large outdoor area with chairs and tables. it cost me 3000 baht a month it is about 20 minutes from central Pattaya. Food prices were about 30% lower, a Baht bus costs 20 Baht.

[@GlobetrottingSuccess]

great video. I'm unable to find a place to rent for 2 to 4 weeks. everything on marketplace are requesting 1 yr +.. any help would be greatly appreciated.

[@StartLivingNow1963]

Awesome Video William 🙂👍Watching from NB Canada🙂

[@theATkid]

which is better the edge or the base?

[@williamtaudien]

the edge for sure!

[@bkkdavidg]

Great video. Do you have plans to go to nearby Koh Larn or Koh Samed?

[@williamtaudien]

Yes I think I will go there!

[@heikeherbert3683]

Koh Samet is stunning!

[@TheSwede70]

World class food and lots of things too do. Affordable living. Most bang for your buck in Thailand overall.

[@glgl4385]

William, I'm in Pattaya as well. Can you please say where is that place at 00:12? Sea looks decent. Thanks a lot!

[@Harrylark]

Hi William, fantastic to see you back in Thailand the land of smiles. A question? What is ghe size of your backpack 50ltrs?And do you have many problems getting it on as carryon? I am about to hit SE asia and want to travel light as you do. I am in Pattaya later in February.

[@Alifeofglory]

You have me wanting to get out to Thailand now. My travel channel is sooooo boring right now 😅😂 ... after my broken arm heals, I think I might head out there!

[@williamtaudien]

You can do it!

[@Jessiejadeabundance]

Where in Thailand would you suggest is pattaya friendly for a solo female

[@sueramsay9783]

Love your videos. Where is Maria these days?

[@OwenGilmoreOG]

I’m going to be in Bangkok in a week with the missus. If we go to Pattaya we will be on the lookout for you and give you a shout 😁 it would be cool to have a beer and jump in the pool!!!

[@williamtaudien]

very nice! yes let me know :D

[@SnigDig]

How did you verify that the A/C is nontoxic?

[@tomhardy2306]

Hi William did you ever get a diagnosis for the health issues you suffered from in mexico ?

[@williamtaudien]

N o not even in Sweden. They did not want to do any extensive testing. They just took a blood test there as well. But when health care is free they usually do not want to do much

[@tomhardy2306]

@@williamtaudien must have been a very scary situation for you ! glad you are better now love your videos

[@Mammamialove]

sai kaew beach in sattahip is really nice with good water. Bangsarey beach is also calmer than pattaya amd jomtien beach. I don't like pattaya beach or jomtien beach, it's too crowded and not so nice. Go more south of pattaya, then u will see some good nice beaches. Further south are also some nice islands like koh samet, koh chang or koh kood...

[@peterc335]

Buy a house or go to Thailand for while? ... Canada here, how do you get Baht cash from CAD? 5 star video, great editing, quality shots... sundown in the city - spectacular!!! Thank You.

[@williamtaudien]

SIgn up for a WISE card and transfer CAD to Baht without bad conversion rate. Then you do not get screwed over

[@brigitkarlsen4294]

Your vids are becoming really pros ... great editing for excitement and optics .... great infos as well ... way to go Viking ....heisan .......💕

[@williamtaudien]

Thanks yeah I put some effort in to this one. Got a bit lazy in the past months but coming back now lol

[@VoiceOfThe]

Gabriel Traveller is in Koh Tao at the moment

[@anthonydowling3356]

Death Island its nicknamed .Hope the Gab stays safe but he is the sensible kind anyway .

[@ibetuwin3614]

Tjena, jag åker till pattaya i slutet på januari och skulle gärna vilja veta var du hittar ditt boende någonstans? 3-500 dollar i månaden låter väldigt billigt.

[@williamtaudien]

Kollade du inte på videon? Jag beskrev och pratade om vart man hittar boendena

[@bradaxelrad]

Good to see you healthy, dude! Making me want to get back to Thailand

[@williamtaudien]

1/4 of what everything costs in Mexico and still quite similar

[@JuergenS-t6p]

Could you also compare Thailand to the Philippines? I have never been there. Immigration seems to be way easier. And english is more common according to american youtubers. @@williamtaudien

[@bradaxelrad]

So tempting, brother.. Thinking in a few months once the new business stabilizes a little more so I can navigate the timezones@@williamtaudien

[@jackedonplants5226]

2K to go bruh 💪🙌

[@liberalideas8224]

I ll be there myself at the end of next week. My number one concern though is getting around to get set up, as my mobility is currently limited by pain that ranges from a slight limp to significant issues walking anywhere. 40 years old and already gimping around like I m 80 :D However, I am hoping that if I push through a few days, I can find a place there nicely located close to food, a gym for my attempt at rehab, and a couple bars. That place you showed is beautiful, but maybe a bit too disconnected for me personally.

[@kaleohanokeesee]

Maria, Maria, Maria. 😢

[@anthonydowling3356]

i once met a girl called Maria ......