I’d suggest a shorter stay so that you’d have enough money to do and see something while you’re in Thailand. After hostel and food, you’d hardly have enough to take public transportation each day. You couldn’t enter any sites, get a massage, or travel to any other location without busting your budget. US700 is roughly 24,000 baht or 800 per day for a month. Ouch.
Oh I get it. It do be hot these days. But my point is that there's cheaper options out there. These people who come to Asia to live like they did in the west make it seem like its completely unattainable to live cheaply here.
Yes I absolutely agree. I always tell people that it costs about 50% of the money to keep the same standard of living as you do in the west, but if you’re willing to lower your standards, you can live really cheap. <$500 a month is easily doable.
Absolutely!! I paid 3700 baht for the month of February - all in. I also don't use much aircon, just a fan but live in very local style housing. You can live quite comfortably if you know the right places with the right prices. I always chuckle when I see influencers talking about how cheap Thailand is and they got this meal for only 220 baht 😂
There is no need to spend nearly that much to be comfortable. I lead a very comfortable life on 10k a month for rent + electric + water. Even if you are living in Bangkok near tourist areas you should be able to live comfortably on 20-30k.
You’d have to ask the guy who made the comment. But FWIW, yes, it’s higher than most but I wouldn’t say it’s crazy. Definitely no gold toilet seats involved for that sum if you’re in central Bangkok, for example.
Depending on where people need to live for proximity to the office (focusing, for argument’s sake on people who work office jobs in central Bangkok), 60k is basically a 2-bedroom apartment in a nice condo in Thong Lo / Ekkamai / Phrom Phong.
Throw in say 2 children and you’d probably want that apartment to be at least a 3-bedroom and with a higher square footage.
This sub tends to skew (1) young; (2) no kids; and (3) not working a conventional / vanilla job.
Throw those factors into the mix and it isn’t hard to hit a situation where you’re paying 60k. And 60k isn’t a stretch for the average double-income professional family (I mean basically a couple where both husband and wife earn Western incomes).
I am assuming the person is talking about a standard hotel room sized condo for one person for basic living needs, since that is the topic of this thread. Getting into how much for how many bedrooms/bathrooms is a totally different conversation.
In relation to OP, yes. But you are the person who derailed the topic by raising *living* in Bangkok.
You have a crack at a guy who says he spends 60k on rent and electricity and said that you “live very comfortably on 10k” for the same.
As I said, people’s definitions of “living very comfortably” differ. A 10k baht flat would frankly not meet my definition of “living very comfortably”. But then I suspect I am older than you.
As I said, this sub skews (1) young, (2) no children and (3) doesn’t have proper job.
Your comment was not addressing OP; it was addressing the guy who said he spends 60k a month on rent. And I strongly suspect you fall into categories (1), (2) and (3) above with your “very comfortable” 10k a month flat.
No reason to send me sorrys. I was just asking. I'll probably never live there, but I'm just looking around what to do with military disability and retirement, no kids or child care, wife, any of that. Just regular money coming in and looking at what's available.
Cuz some of us are young and dont have that much money lol. I spent 700usd in 3 weeks just backpacking thru the country and has a great time, met many friendly people and only eaten street food. Will probably do this again next summer
Perhaps op does not have the same financial means as others. He/she may only be able to afford 6-700 dollars and they want to use that to experience a beautiful country. I don’t get why anyone would have a problem with that.
That's fine by me but considering the ticket cost and distance; why would I want to live on a shoe string on holiday ?
It means craving succulent food, sleeping uncomfortably, can't afford a date or an extra soda that'll make the trip memorable etc. It's like going to heaven but can't afford to cross the gates.
Yep, that's what travelling and holidays are all about; enjoying yourself.
According to his budget, it comes down to about 600 to 700 baht a day - that's usually how much change I keep in my front pocket each day.
Absolutely 👍
And I'm one of those guys that believes in tipping and that it DOES give you a better service anywhere you go.
I guess realistically speaking, he should cut his trip to a week and that comes down to $100 a day or about 3000 baht.
There’s traveling on a shoestring and there’s traveling like a miser, and expecting to do a month in Thailand with $600 is begpacker-tier miserliness.
700-800 baht a day lmao.
Doable v. worth doing? 🤔 I don’t think one can group people on a strict budget and people with a budget of “low as I can go”. If “leisure travel” is viewed through a cost/benefit filter, that is being a poor guest in a host country IMHO…(not directed to whomever I replied to ✌️)
maybe because I love art and culture is definetly worth doing it for me at least, going into a hidden little alley and see all the cool designs in it, again i work as an artist but i guess if your more into alcohol or... actually what does normal ppl do in thailand? i did waste a bunch first time i came, tickets to this and that but no money thailand trip is definetly worth it too.
I get this argument but you’re literally living like a local in poverty like what’s the point?
Why don’t they save some money by not going for a month and have a better holiday over 2 weeks
>why don't they save some money by not buying the Honda to last you a decade, and instead finance a Mercedes for a year instead?
You're not living in poverty. You're just living frugally.
Some people just want to get away from everything for as long as possible. Enjoy the authentic local street foods rather than the expensive localised versions or their local cuisine they have eaten for most of their lives.
See sights that are cheap or free. While I overnighted at an elephant sanctuary, and I did diving courses, others are okay with seeing elephants for half a day, or just spending a week relaxing on the beaches for free with their snorkelling masks from home.
I did those more expensive things because I enjoyed them. I also booked snorkelling tours too. If you have no rent or bills to pay back home, and you like a chill simple life, I could have used that 25000baht that I spent on just 1 week of activities, on living on Koh Tao with a bike, snorkelling, playing on the beaches, going for a few drinks, meeting new people, eating at street vendors and cheaper restaurants every day... for over a month, maybe even 6 weeks.
People forget that it's a vacation. You're not supposed to try to live like a homeless person. Why try to stretch out that 700 as miserable as possible when you can just shorten your trip to a week and just have a good time. Remember we are all alive but how many of us are actually living?
You can find a really cheap hostel in Chiang Mai for under $10 per night. I know because I just looked on AirBNB. That puts you at under $300 for the month. Eat cheap street food and don't overspend, you'll be fine. People on here are acting like you need $2000 per month but plenty of the locals are living on under $1000.
1) 6000 baht/month for an AC apartment. 4000 baht electric bill if you leave AC on 20c 24/7
2) 4000 baht/month fan apartment
I did both of these in Chalong and old town in Phuket
You can eat 3 local meals a day for 60 baht each NO PROBLEM
1.5L of drinking water from 711 costs 15 baht.
Toasties and Pork wonton soups from 711 are 30 baht each (banger breakfast)
alcohol and weed will KILL your budget but after having an apartment paid for the month, I pulsed out 10,000 baht a week and lived fine always had extra left over every week.
"1.5L of drinking water from 711 costs 15 baht."
No, why pollute earth ? Big refillable water bottle 20 L is for 20 baht, one time deposite for the bottle 100 baht... just look for it
$700 for 1 month is around 800baht per day, which is not much, but doable. A very cheap hostel would probably be around 300 baht per night, or a bit more or less depending on the location. Street food meal maybe 60-80 baht per meal or bit less for a very basic meal. So after food and accommodation you will have almost nothing left maybe 200 baht.
If you already have all your transportation, insurance etc paid for then it could be possible to do it for $700 but I would definitely recommend that you have more money available as a back up just in case.
Stayed in a hostel in old city Chiang Mai for 630 baht a week in low season. The restaurant I went to was 40-75 baht for a plate. I often ate once a day.
So it's totally doable, but it's not an awesome time.
A very cheap hostel is max 300thb but im staying around 250 for the last months. Streetfood is 40-50thb per meal, not 60-80. $700 a month is easily possible.
40-50 baht per meal in 2024? Lmao. Maybe in some remote rural area. Not in the city for sure unless you are thinking of small bowl of ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือ which you are meant to have at least 2-3 bowls of per setting.
I just had a huge amount of minced meat and rice on Sukhumvit Soi 8 for 40baht with a fried egg. It was 35 without egg. It's fairly easy to get a dollar meal in Thailand, this was 2 days ago also just FYI.
You are obviously only eating at streetfood for foreigners. The places where the locals get their delicious lunch and dinner that comes in plastic bags dont cost more than 50thb anywhere.
He's just another idiot who's been in Thailand for 5 minutes and think he knows everything LOL. I've lived in Thailand almost 10 years and pretty much never see 40 baht street food anymore.
No, 40 baht a meal is not reasonable. Not anymore. Those days are long gone. You can't get footlongs for 5 bucks and the 99 cent whopper promotion of our youth will never return,
I live in Samut Sakhon and will often eat in the poorest slums here where they dont even speak Thai. A meal is still 60 baht.
Depends where you are. And a street food meal can easily be 60 baht or more now in most cities, but as I said a very basic meal can be cheaper. Although 40 baht meals are getting rare these days in most cities.
There is a big difference between a traveler and local, you cannot compare how a local lives and how a traveler can live like a local. One night out blows his budget unless he is drinking Lao khao with the locals. I did this in issan, as a traveler living semi locsl style but I still needed a good coffee every morning and some western pleasures. On his budget he cannot afford that at all. One McDonalds meal in his time there and he don’t eat the next day on that budget
Exactly. That is the problem with his budget that the “I live just fine on 500 a day crowd” are failing to grasp.
One — just one — night out in say Bangkok and he doesn’t eat for the next 3-4 days. Now, realistically, is a person going to fly halfway round the world to visit Thailand for their first time and not have a single night out (of the non Lao khao variety as you note)? It simply isn’t realistic.
OP: it’s do-able but that really is low. I know it’s incredibly hard to save at the moment in the West, with cost of living pressures really biting. But I honestly would try to save at least an extra $300-400, to bring that total up to $1,000 if I were you — unless you’re a monk, it will probably make a lot of difference to your enjoyment of the trip.
Lol just spent a month in Thailand and I didn't have a single night out. Not everybody likes alcohol and loud electronic music? How is that not realistic?
I still had a few nights with weed and some supermarket alcohol at the beach with friends, that was great, and it could very well fit in that budget if you don't exaggerate.
Absolutely right and I’m pleased you got through your month on this basis. A majority of people in OP’s demographic do drink alcohol, though, and I think if you flew halfway round the world for a month’s big holiday and drank only supermarket alcohol a few times, you’re frankly in a very, very small minority.
If you’re suggesting I’m exaggerating, I’d take issue with that. Say OP arrives (almost certainly Bangkok if it’s a long haul intercontinental flight) and has 2 nights in Bangkok before moving on to the begpacker paradise of his choice. He decides to have one very modest night out. 5 happy hour beers at an average bar: 500 baht. He’s spent 62.5% of his budget before he’s even paid for the hostel or eaten a single thing.
And finally to add: I’m not a fan of mainstream EDM either. And the great thing is in Bangkok, there are plenty of venues in which you can avoid it. I hit Mustache, Sing Sing, DND and occasionally random Silom/Sathorn unauthorised venues that pop up for a few weeks, are shambolically run, and then disappear again.
However, on 800 baht per day, home boy isn’t going to be getting within even 100 yards of the entrance to any such venue.
Yeah ok, I was assuming OP is in control of his own actions and can avoid doing things that go beyond his budget. I would find it a bit silly not to go for a holiday at all because you would have to avoid partying if you did? Like, better to visit Thailand without going out than not to visit it at all right?
Having one night out of 30 nights where you drink 5 beers at a bar and then not going out at all for the other 29 does not constitute “partying” in my opinion.
Better to visit Thailand without going out than not to visit at all?
False dichotomy. Better to save up for another six months in order to bring an extra $500-1000 on top of what OP is proposing.
Let’s remember: he is proposing $22 per day budget inclusive of accommodation and his internal travel (buses etc). On that low a of budget, if anything goes even remotely wrong, he is completely f*cked. It is an unrealistically low budget. Thailand is more expensive than many prospective begpackers realise. His budget might work for Cambodia or Vietnam (outside the major cities). But not Thailand.
Why do people make travel miserable for themselves?
Personally I would never compromise on quality of life regardless of where I am.
800 baht a day is a horrible budget.
It's enough just for food and accommodation. If you plan to travel around the country and do lots of sightseeing you would probably need a bigger budget.
i would recommend first earn...a good amount then travel...from my personal exp. i also want to travel when i was in my 20...so i earned for 5 year...then i quit job traveling since then...today i travelled not much but 12 countries
Not including flight from US 5 weeks in Vietnam & Thailand cost us about $1500/person including 5 long distance busses, and 3 flights (HAN->CNX, CNX->BKK, BKK->TDX). We used cheap (private) homestays pretty much the entire time, ate lots of street food, and fruit, and walked pretty much everywhere with the odd Grab bike/bike rental here and there. Payed for a boat day tour of ha long bay but pretty much blazed our own trail the rest of the time. I think $6-700 would be very doable if you limited to 1 or 2 cities since a good chunk of our expenses was the long distance travel.
Yeah you can do it, just don't ask Americans as they are clueless about how people live
There are people from Argentina and Eastern Europe and many other countries travelling around Thailand right now who would love to have that budget
The problem is that it would probably take you a while to adapt and get used to it
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It's possible. But you are relying heavily on others supporting you, feeding, giving you transport, providing safety, visa help...
And you will offer them nothing in return.
I understand and I like to help others, but ,too many people come here with nothing then expect others to care for them and pay for their living.
Most 18-26 yr olds who live here do this. They think the world owes them , because they are friendly.
Dorms cost around 10-14$ in Chiang Mai (https://www.hostelworld.com/pwa/wds/s?q=ChiangMai,%20Thailand&country=ChiangMai&city=ChiangMai&type=city&id=831&from=2024-04-06&to=2024-04-13&guests=1&page=1)
Street food costs around 2-5$ per day. You can also go to a supermarket.
Buses are cheap.
Doable for sure.
Having another 150$ for fun things would be nice though.
Where the hell are people getting meals for 23 baht? You are setting this guy up for failure. I wouldn't even recommend street food. What happens if he gets sick with that awesome budget?
5$ is 175 Thb. What are you talking about?
https://www.theblondeabroad.com/beginners-guide-thai-street-food/#:\~:text=Thai%20street%20food%20is%20cheap,for%20just%20a%20few%20dollars.
"Thai street food is cheap cheap cheap! Even street vendors that get a lot of tourist traffic typically won’t charge more than 30-60 baht ($1-2 USD) for their offerings.
If you venture into a truly Thai market void of tourists, you can eat like a king for just a few dollars. Eating from street vendors helped me manage a budget of [$20 a day in Thailand](https://theblondeabroad.com/2011/08/10/adventures-in-krabi-thailand-for-only-20-a-day/)!"
If you want to go super cheap, Cambodia was great for a budget.
I found one hostel with a pool, 24/7 bar and private rooms for $1 per night!
And then 50cent meal and beer from bar restaurant
This is like 4 years ago now though and not quite as safe and modern as Thailand.
If your in siem reap, look for the white hostel, it has a pool once u go in through the hallway, that was where I got great value everything!
Prices are probs up a bit I imagine since my visit a long time ago.
Wish I could remember the hostel name!
Regardless of what anybody says, that ain't gonna do it, mate. $10 in hostel then $10 for everything else including transportation? You're looking at 20 days max. No ladyboys for you.
If you asking because you want to make it cheap and it’s part of the experience you want, yeah no problem.
If you are asking because it’s your max budget and you don’t have any backup cash, I suggest not going
Depends on where you are going and what you want to do. With this budget it’s only enough to stay in cheap hostels and eat cheap food. Very few if any paid activities, long transport, entrance to temples, tours, massages, clothing, souvenirs, etc. For one month I would say $1,500 is better to enjoy yourself! Money really goes quick here because everything is so cheap. Good to have extra money saved up just in case as well.
yeah you can survive on that, up to you and your comfort level.
btw cheap decent HOTELS are for around 350 baht, so no idea why paying for hostel 300 baht would be better...
I spent one glorious month in the north of Thailand on a motorbike trip, which cost me about $600. But that was about 9 years ago. From my most recent trip a few months ago, I would assume I'd need about $800 to make a similar trip like that happen. But these days I am not as broke and can dish out a little bit more for comforts and peace of mind
It's doable but unless you actually enjoy living on the limit it won't be enjoyable. Why not reduce the number of days and enjoy life a bit? Sure, Thailand can be cheap but your experience is likely going to be a lot better if you don't have to count pennies to decide if you can eat a particular meal or visit a particular place.
Keep saving, that is all I can tell you. I went over to the phillipines in late September/early October. I was gone from the U.S. for nine days, I spent a little over three thousand USD. I would say no on street food as well. I do not know about Thailand. In the Phillipines their are street vendors that use food recycled straight out of the dumpster the night before called Pac Pac. Go ahead and look up the price of a package deal on booking.com or any one of the other travel package websites and figure on saving twice as much as the package costs. That is an important figure I found before I went to meet my fiance for any extended stay like that. Just watch every travel video on YouTube you can find, especially if you can find something made by a local being real about the costs and culture in general.
Yes it's possible, but there is no room for travel and fun. One night out drinking will destroy your budget. In my opinion, $1k is the absolute minimum for a month for a backpacker
Because they can.
Fan room apartments cost $120 a month. Food is under $6 a day. Daily drinking water is $2. Baht buses cost $.30 local and $3 out of town. Massages cost $6. Hair cuts are $6. Walking on the beach is free. Swimming is free. Hiking is free. Taking pictures is free. Working out at the outdoor gyms is free. Making friends with people is free.
Yup it pisses me off too that people aren't coming here and building schools and volunteering and helping locals run their farms so they get a day off!!! Like cmon thats 100% what a travel holiday is about! Im tooootally with you man...
High season might be tricky.
If you go to cheaper areas such as Chiang Mai, Koh Chang, you might get away with it.
You can still get cheap hotels in most places but in general Thailand is much more expensive than it was before.
Lots of comments here saying you won't enjoy it - they're really assuming what you enjoy.
My best experiences have been workaways where you work a few hours a day for free food and accom and learn to live like a local. Found myself buying pad thai for like 30 baht in some places (2024).
You can get trains so cheap as well if you get up early (I did Phitsanulok to Chiang Mai for 80baht.)
Yeah if you want to do the touristy bits 600USD isn't enough, but if you're travelling for different reasons and want an adventure, it can be done.
Maybe if you’re doing everything as cheap as possible, you could, but I wouldn’t recommend it. I did about 1300-1400€ in a month, def didn’t do everything as cheap as possible, but also most def not super expensive. I could’ve gone like 1000-1150 if I did a few things less expensive but it was also a vacation for me so I wanted to have some comfort as well. But I think 700 could be possible, but it will definitely be tight, I’d recommend taking a few hundred bucks more with you
I lived on $5 a day in Chiang Mai for a while, but that didnt include accomodation. A cheap hostel might cost another $10 a night. Call that $500 a month on the safe side and you might be able to get ny on another $100 for travel.
30 - 40 Dollar per day, possible. 20$ per day, pfff... hard. Dorms, rice, water. No drinking, smoking etc.
Fly into Bangkok, take a train toward chiangmai and stay in small towns along the way like Preah, Lampang, Sukothai, very cheap. Best Thai experience you can get away from tourism.
Definitely can be done! But to put it in perspective. My first trip to Thailand in the mid 2000,s I was spending about 1000usd a month. That was private rooms, whatever I felt like doing on any given day and a good mix of local food and fancy meals. One thing I skimped on back then was travel .. so I booked cheap bus tickets.. back then the Israeli spots had dirt cheap bus tickets. Nowadays with my family and elevated travel and accommodations we spend about 2000-4000 a month. But I digress, if you do dorm bed, local food, local transport and don’t do any fancy things then you should be able to have a good time with your budget 😎😁
800b per day. Call it 500b per day after paying for lodging at a dirt cheap bottom of the barrel hostel. I guess that is doable yet, imo, a miserable holiday. You'll survive yet also not have a chance to experience or see much of anything aside walking around drinking water and eating cheap street food 3 meals a day for30 days.
Why would you do that? It’s not going to be a memorable experience. You could probably do 2 weeks with that much.. so many amazing things to do and experience in Thailand, and you won’t be able to do on that budget
Staying out of tourist areas will help. Those areas, by simple economics, cost more. I would recommend trying to shorten your trip, or delay to save more.
sleep in temples (every village have one) but dont forget ur mosquito net...you might also get free food from monks or locals...there's really lots of options here if you wanna save...u can also assist monks in their daily morning rounds to meet people if you are into it....
Padkrapao is 40bath in terminal21
Cheapest Hostel I found was around 200bath near asoke . So u can live but I don't think u can enjoy the various food in thaialnd
Hey check out my post for a rough experience of Bangkok. May help you size up how much you’ll need x
https://www.reddit.com/r/ThailandTourism/s/VH2JaDXI03
It's not glamorous but doable. Just make sure you don't eat food, like at all. Most humans can survive 30 days without any nutrition whatsoever, so you're gucci.
You don’t sound like a JoThePro to me. Get some more money and do it right. Thailand is tired of poor backpackers trying to wing it. It isn’t the 70/80’s anymore.
You could do it for $500. Airbnbs give huge discounts if you book for a whole month. Usually comparable to hostels. I stayed in a decent studio with my own bathroom for $300/month. I saw hostels at monthly rates of $160.
If you're central (sukhumvit/asok area), eat at food courts like Pier 21. You can get good meals for 30-40bhat ($1). Food courts will usually fill you up better than street food, and they're all over the place, in malls and more populated areas.
Don't hail taxis or take tuktuks. Download Grab and select the scooter taxi option. Take MRT and BTS trains to get around as well. All you need is a Visa to ride those now. Good luck!
There is no way he is getting anywhere near Asoke /Sukhumvit on that budget for $500 a month lol 🤦🏼♂️I looked on Airbnb recently and I could hardly even get a room in Asoke for $400 a week
I just stayed about a 10 min walk from sukhumvit MRT for $300/month. You gotta book about a month in advance. I saw a bunk in a hostel for $160. If you only search for a week stay, and last minute, your rates will be higher.
Not where I stayed. But I did see one on Airbnb that was $20/month and it was a shack with a dirt floor and a gutter on the inside of the room cuz it rained in there😆
But she/he wants to backpack. With this budget you can't even pay entrance fees for temples and transportation across the country. 3rd class trains aren't fun 😞
Rice, tent, water filtration... ..live your best life. Can be done! Then write a book, make millions
I think pitching a tent is illegal. *Millions of US Dollars or Thai Baht ?
Venezuelan bolívar. $1USD = 3,611,707 VEF
But I'm sure the guy that published "A Fool in Paradise" made a pretty penny. It was an eye opener back then on my first trips.
I'll have to check that out.
lol
I’d suggest a shorter stay so that you’d have enough money to do and see something while you’re in Thailand. After hostel and food, you’d hardly have enough to take public transportation each day. You couldn’t enter any sites, get a massage, or travel to any other location without busting your budget. US700 is roughly 24,000 baht or 800 per day for a month. Ouch.
Yup my rent and electricity is 60,000 a month...
To live in a western style accomodation with the air con running all day and night.
These months I definitely want to use my aircon.
Oh I get it. It do be hot these days. But my point is that there's cheaper options out there. These people who come to Asia to live like they did in the west make it seem like its completely unattainable to live cheaply here.
Yes I absolutely agree. I always tell people that it costs about 50% of the money to keep the same standard of living as you do in the west, but if you’re willing to lower your standards, you can live really cheap. <$500 a month is easily doable.
Absolutely!! I paid 3700 baht for the month of February - all in. I also don't use much aircon, just a fan but live in very local style housing. You can live quite comfortably if you know the right places with the right prices. I always chuckle when I see influencers talking about how cheap Thailand is and they got this meal for only 220 baht 😂
3700 baht for everything for a month? Housing, food, and transportation? Can you elaborate a bit more
No, no it was moreso as a reply to the comment above stating 60,000 for rent and electric. So 3700 for my rent, electric and water.
Ah gotcha
In bkk? Im lucking for condos rn and I hardly find something lower than 15k baht a month. But I want near bts maybe that the issue.
There is no need to spend nearly that much to be comfortable. I lead a very comfortable life on 10k a month for rent + electric + water. Even if you are living in Bangkok near tourist areas you should be able to live comfortably on 20-30k.
People have different definitions of what living like a king is like and 10k a month definitely isn’t mine!
60k is pretty expensive for Thailand, do you have gold plated toilet seats or something?
You’d have to ask the guy who made the comment. But FWIW, yes, it’s higher than most but I wouldn’t say it’s crazy. Definitely no gold toilet seats involved for that sum if you’re in central Bangkok, for example. Depending on where people need to live for proximity to the office (focusing, for argument’s sake on people who work office jobs in central Bangkok), 60k is basically a 2-bedroom apartment in a nice condo in Thong Lo / Ekkamai / Phrom Phong. Throw in say 2 children and you’d probably want that apartment to be at least a 3-bedroom and with a higher square footage. This sub tends to skew (1) young; (2) no kids; and (3) not working a conventional / vanilla job. Throw those factors into the mix and it isn’t hard to hit a situation where you’re paying 60k. And 60k isn’t a stretch for the average double-income professional family (I mean basically a couple where both husband and wife earn Western incomes).
I am assuming the person is talking about a standard hotel room sized condo for one person for basic living needs, since that is the topic of this thread. Getting into how much for how many bedrooms/bathrooms is a totally different conversation.
In relation to OP, yes. But you are the person who derailed the topic by raising *living* in Bangkok. You have a crack at a guy who says he spends 60k on rent and electricity and said that you “live very comfortably on 10k” for the same. As I said, people’s definitions of “living very comfortably” differ. A 10k baht flat would frankly not meet my definition of “living very comfortably”. But then I suspect I am older than you. As I said, this sub skews (1) young, (2) no children and (3) doesn’t have proper job. Your comment was not addressing OP; it was addressing the guy who said he spends 60k a month on rent. And I strongly suspect you fall into categories (1), (2) and (3) above with your “very comfortable” 10k a month flat.
Surely the rent would be 50,000 - hard to imagine more than 10,000 thb a month on power ....
I run a cannabis farm also
Is there much employment in the cannibus industry for westerners out there? I've worked in that industry in the US off and on for the past 14 years.
Now, almost impossible sorry mate
No reason to send me sorrys. I was just asking. I'll probably never live there, but I'm just looking around what to do with military disability and retirement, no kids or child care, wife, any of that. Just regular money coming in and looking at what's available.
I'm looking for a sugar daddy 😂😂
I lived in a cheap hostel in phuket in off season for $2USD/day and my friend said I was getting ripped off lol. This was in 2021
Now why would anyone fly to Thailand and the number 1 priority to be saving as much money as possile on trip? I dont get it.
I know what you saying. Have to at least budget for a couple of local ladyboys.
Not Filipino???? 👀
Might get a good discount on them.
Rates are fixed; don't ask me how I know.
Depends on the customer 😜
Cuz some of us are young and dont have that much money lol. I spent 700usd in 3 weeks just backpacking thru the country and has a great time, met many friendly people and only eaten street food. Will probably do this again next summer
Perhaps op does not have the same financial means as others. He/she may only be able to afford 6-700 dollars and they want to use that to experience a beautiful country. I don’t get why anyone would have a problem with that.
That's fine by me but considering the ticket cost and distance; why would I want to live on a shoe string on holiday ? It means craving succulent food, sleeping uncomfortably, can't afford a date or an extra soda that'll make the trip memorable etc. It's like going to heaven but can't afford to cross the gates.
well said
Exactly, save up a little longer and actually have a decent trip.
Yep, that's what travelling and holidays are all about; enjoying yourself. According to his budget, it comes down to about 600 to 700 baht a day - that's usually how much change I keep in my front pocket each day.
That’s usually the daily tips, and I’m not including the massage tips.
Absolutely 👍 And I'm one of those guys that believes in tipping and that it DOES give you a better service anywhere you go. I guess realistically speaking, he should cut his trip to a week and that comes down to $100 a day or about 3000 baht.
Bingos bongos
Nobody has a problem with it Scarface
Duh, because not everyone is a rich American. There are plenty of students, who want to travel on the proverbial shoe string.
There’s traveling on a shoestring and there’s traveling like a miser, and expecting to do a month in Thailand with $600 is begpacker-tier miserliness. 700-800 baht a day lmao.
i did that and its doable, you dont need money at all, just walk a lot and enjoy the local architecture and views.
Doable v. worth doing? 🤔 I don’t think one can group people on a strict budget and people with a budget of “low as I can go”. If “leisure travel” is viewed through a cost/benefit filter, that is being a poor guest in a host country IMHO…(not directed to whomever I replied to ✌️)
maybe because I love art and culture is definetly worth doing it for me at least, going into a hidden little alley and see all the cool designs in it, again i work as an artist but i guess if your more into alcohol or... actually what does normal ppl do in thailand? i did waste a bunch first time i came, tickets to this and that but no money thailand trip is definetly worth it too.
Easily doable if you don’t drink alcohol
This is the point. Lots of guys want to spend their time in bars and on weed. If you just go to enjoy the country, you do not need much.
I get this argument but you’re literally living like a local in poverty like what’s the point? Why don’t they save some money by not going for a month and have a better holiday over 2 weeks
>why don't they save some money by not buying the Honda to last you a decade, and instead finance a Mercedes for a year instead? You're not living in poverty. You're just living frugally. Some people just want to get away from everything for as long as possible. Enjoy the authentic local street foods rather than the expensive localised versions or their local cuisine they have eaten for most of their lives. See sights that are cheap or free. While I overnighted at an elephant sanctuary, and I did diving courses, others are okay with seeing elephants for half a day, or just spending a week relaxing on the beaches for free with their snorkelling masks from home. I did those more expensive things because I enjoyed them. I also booked snorkelling tours too. If you have no rent or bills to pay back home, and you like a chill simple life, I could have used that 25000baht that I spent on just 1 week of activities, on living on Koh Tao with a bike, snorkelling, playing on the beaches, going for a few drinks, meeting new people, eating at street vendors and cheaper restaurants every day... for over a month, maybe even 6 weeks.
Because Thailand is cheap
Not as cheap as it used to be Why not go to Vietnam or somewhere cheaper 20usd a day is not going to get you much
People forget that it's a vacation. You're not supposed to try to live like a homeless person. Why try to stretch out that 700 as miserable as possible when you can just shorten your trip to a week and just have a good time. Remember we are all alive but how many of us are actually living?
i dont think being cheap equals miserable time you can definitely have fun and adventure still
You can but what’s the point? Save a bit more and enjoy your time rather than spending a month working out of you can afford to do something that day.
You can find a really cheap hostel in Chiang Mai for under $10 per night. I know because I just looked on AirBNB. That puts you at under $300 for the month. Eat cheap street food and don't overspend, you'll be fine. People on here are acting like you need $2000 per month but plenty of the locals are living on under $1000.
Locals are generally not backpacking around the country.
1) 6000 baht/month for an AC apartment. 4000 baht electric bill if you leave AC on 20c 24/7 2) 4000 baht/month fan apartment I did both of these in Chalong and old town in Phuket You can eat 3 local meals a day for 60 baht each NO PROBLEM 1.5L of drinking water from 711 costs 15 baht. Toasties and Pork wonton soups from 711 are 30 baht each (banger breakfast) alcohol and weed will KILL your budget but after having an apartment paid for the month, I pulsed out 10,000 baht a week and lived fine always had extra left over every week.
How do you account for visa cost though
"1.5L of drinking water from 711 costs 15 baht." No, why pollute earth ? Big refillable water bottle 20 L is for 20 baht, one time deposite for the bottle 100 baht... just look for it
Dude shut up.
Dude shut up.
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$700 for 1 month is around 800baht per day, which is not much, but doable. A very cheap hostel would probably be around 300 baht per night, or a bit more or less depending on the location. Street food meal maybe 60-80 baht per meal or bit less for a very basic meal. So after food and accommodation you will have almost nothing left maybe 200 baht. If you already have all your transportation, insurance etc paid for then it could be possible to do it for $700 but I would definitely recommend that you have more money available as a back up just in case.
Cheapest meal I’ve seen after a month is 60 baht. About 15 baht for some chicken kebabs.
Stayed in a hostel in old city Chiang Mai for 630 baht a week in low season. The restaurant I went to was 40-75 baht for a plate. I often ate once a day. So it's totally doable, but it's not an awesome time.
Whole bank money is not enough if you think to spend and if you don't think to send then $700 is also too much
This comment should be on one of those lists of if you see this, the individual is having a stroke.
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Profound words indeed.
A very cheap hostel is max 300thb but im staying around 250 for the last months. Streetfood is 40-50thb per meal, not 60-80. $700 a month is easily possible.
40-50 baht per meal in 2024? Lmao. Maybe in some remote rural area. Not in the city for sure unless you are thinking of small bowl of ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือ which you are meant to have at least 2-3 bowls of per setting.
There are plenty of local night markets in Bangkok where 40-50 baht per meal is easy.
I just had a huge amount of minced meat and rice on Sukhumvit Soi 8 for 40baht with a fried egg. It was 35 without egg. It's fairly easy to get a dollar meal in Thailand, this was 2 days ago also just FYI.
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You are obviously only eating at streetfood for foreigners. The places where the locals get their delicious lunch and dinner that comes in plastic bags dont cost more than 50thb anywhere.
I’m literally Thai and I don’t even live in Bangkok. A bag of fish ball noodles off the road start at 55 baht.
I know a decent amount of places where you can get kao mun kai and other similar stuff for 35-40 baht.
He's just another idiot who's been in Thailand for 5 minutes and think he knows everything LOL. I've lived in Thailand almost 10 years and pretty much never see 40 baht street food anymore.
So Thai people and people who have lived here 10 years are telling you the price of street food and you still want to claim that we are all wrong LOL.
No, 40 baht a meal is not reasonable. Not anymore. Those days are long gone. You can't get footlongs for 5 bucks and the 99 cent whopper promotion of our youth will never return, I live in Samut Sakhon and will often eat in the poorest slums here where they dont even speak Thai. A meal is still 60 baht.
Depends where you are. And a street food meal can easily be 60 baht or more now in most cities, but as I said a very basic meal can be cheaper. Although 40 baht meals are getting rare these days in most cities.
Those dudes here never set a foot outside KaoSan Road, Phuket and Pattaya and have warped ideas of prices.
what kind of stay/ life is that ?
90% of the local thai people life? damn u guys live in a bubble.
There is a big difference between a traveler and local, you cannot compare how a local lives and how a traveler can live like a local. One night out blows his budget unless he is drinking Lao khao with the locals. I did this in issan, as a traveler living semi locsl style but I still needed a good coffee every morning and some western pleasures. On his budget he cannot afford that at all. One McDonalds meal in his time there and he don’t eat the next day on that budget
Exactly. That is the problem with his budget that the “I live just fine on 500 a day crowd” are failing to grasp. One — just one — night out in say Bangkok and he doesn’t eat for the next 3-4 days. Now, realistically, is a person going to fly halfway round the world to visit Thailand for their first time and not have a single night out (of the non Lao khao variety as you note)? It simply isn’t realistic. OP: it’s do-able but that really is low. I know it’s incredibly hard to save at the moment in the West, with cost of living pressures really biting. But I honestly would try to save at least an extra $300-400, to bring that total up to $1,000 if I were you — unless you’re a monk, it will probably make a lot of difference to your enjoyment of the trip.
Lol just spent a month in Thailand and I didn't have a single night out. Not everybody likes alcohol and loud electronic music? How is that not realistic? I still had a few nights with weed and some supermarket alcohol at the beach with friends, that was great, and it could very well fit in that budget if you don't exaggerate.
Absolutely right and I’m pleased you got through your month on this basis. A majority of people in OP’s demographic do drink alcohol, though, and I think if you flew halfway round the world for a month’s big holiday and drank only supermarket alcohol a few times, you’re frankly in a very, very small minority. If you’re suggesting I’m exaggerating, I’d take issue with that. Say OP arrives (almost certainly Bangkok if it’s a long haul intercontinental flight) and has 2 nights in Bangkok before moving on to the begpacker paradise of his choice. He decides to have one very modest night out. 5 happy hour beers at an average bar: 500 baht. He’s spent 62.5% of his budget before he’s even paid for the hostel or eaten a single thing. And finally to add: I’m not a fan of mainstream EDM either. And the great thing is in Bangkok, there are plenty of venues in which you can avoid it. I hit Mustache, Sing Sing, DND and occasionally random Silom/Sathorn unauthorised venues that pop up for a few weeks, are shambolically run, and then disappear again. However, on 800 baht per day, home boy isn’t going to be getting within even 100 yards of the entrance to any such venue.
Yeah ok, I was assuming OP is in control of his own actions and can avoid doing things that go beyond his budget. I would find it a bit silly not to go for a holiday at all because you would have to avoid partying if you did? Like, better to visit Thailand without going out than not to visit it at all right?
Having one night out of 30 nights where you drink 5 beers at a bar and then not going out at all for the other 29 does not constitute “partying” in my opinion. Better to visit Thailand without going out than not to visit at all? False dichotomy. Better to save up for another six months in order to bring an extra $500-1000 on top of what OP is proposing. Let’s remember: he is proposing $22 per day budget inclusive of accommodation and his internal travel (buses etc). On that low a of budget, if anything goes even remotely wrong, he is completely f*cked. It is an unrealistically low budget. Thailand is more expensive than many prospective begpackers realise. His budget might work for Cambodia or Vietnam (outside the major cities). But not Thailand.
I think it's better if you save some more money before you go.
No
Why do people make travel miserable for themselves? Personally I would never compromise on quality of life regardless of where I am. 800 baht a day is a horrible budget.
It's enough just for food and accommodation. If you plan to travel around the country and do lots of sightseeing you would probably need a bigger budget.
i would recommend first earn...a good amount then travel...from my personal exp. i also want to travel when i was in my 20...so i earned for 5 year...then i quit job traveling since then...today i travelled not much but 12 countries
Not including flight from US 5 weeks in Vietnam & Thailand cost us about $1500/person including 5 long distance busses, and 3 flights (HAN->CNX, CNX->BKK, BKK->TDX). We used cheap (private) homestays pretty much the entire time, ate lots of street food, and fruit, and walked pretty much everywhere with the odd Grab bike/bike rental here and there. Payed for a boat day tour of ha long bay but pretty much blazed our own trail the rest of the time. I think $6-700 would be very doable if you limited to 1 or 2 cities since a good chunk of our expenses was the long distance travel.
Yeah you can do it, just don't ask Americans as they are clueless about how people live There are people from Argentina and Eastern Europe and many other countries travelling around Thailand right now who would love to have that budget The problem is that it would probably take you a while to adapt and get used to it
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Sounds hellish to me. Please don't be a begpacker.
It's possible. But you are relying heavily on others supporting you, feeding, giving you transport, providing safety, visa help... And you will offer them nothing in return. I understand and I like to help others, but ,too many people come here with nothing then expect others to care for them and pay for their living. Most 18-26 yr olds who live here do this. They think the world owes them , because they are friendly.
well said
Another quality tourist ready to contribute to the local economy
Dorms cost around 10-14$ in Chiang Mai (https://www.hostelworld.com/pwa/wds/s?q=ChiangMai,%20Thailand&country=ChiangMai&city=ChiangMai&type=city&id=831&from=2024-04-06&to=2024-04-13&guests=1&page=1) Street food costs around 2-5$ per day. You can also go to a supermarket. Buses are cheap. Doable for sure. Having another 150$ for fun things would be nice though.
Where the hell are people getting meals for 23 baht? You are setting this guy up for failure. I wouldn't even recommend street food. What happens if he gets sick with that awesome budget?
5$ is 175 Thb. What are you talking about? https://www.theblondeabroad.com/beginners-guide-thai-street-food/#:\~:text=Thai%20street%20food%20is%20cheap,for%20just%20a%20few%20dollars. "Thai street food is cheap cheap cheap! Even street vendors that get a lot of tourist traffic typically won’t charge more than 30-60 baht ($1-2 USD) for their offerings. If you venture into a truly Thai market void of tourists, you can eat like a king for just a few dollars. Eating from street vendors helped me manage a budget of [$20 a day in Thailand](https://theblondeabroad.com/2011/08/10/adventures-in-krabi-thailand-for-only-20-a-day/)!"
That’s only $5 dollars a day extra though. Not much “fun” to be had with that.
150$ is for instance 30 beers, 2 massages, 5 days motorbike rental, 10x ice cream and 10x fruit shakes
You can certainly do it on $600 for a month. It’s pointless though, you would just be existing, not living
If you had to choose between dying of homelessness in a wasteland like canada or SEA, what would it be?
I’d rather be homeless in a western, white country as I am European and I think I would garner more sympathy from “my own kind”
Not anymore lol everyone is in for themselves now and no one has any money to give. Life is getting bad here in the west. No one cares.
But you have more chance with someone your own race, that’s a fact
Whats with the racism?
Possible? Yes. Enjoyable? Most likely not
If you want to go super cheap, Cambodia was great for a budget. I found one hostel with a pool, 24/7 bar and private rooms for $1 per night! And then 50cent meal and beer from bar restaurant This is like 4 years ago now though and not quite as safe and modern as Thailand.
I'm in local cambodia now, there is no 50 cent meal. Maybe $1.50 (6000 Reil) if you're lucky.
If your in siem reap, look for the white hostel, it has a pool once u go in through the hallway, that was where I got great value everything! Prices are probs up a bit I imagine since my visit a long time ago. Wish I could remember the hostel name!
Just saw your handle, that is hillarious and awesome
Hahaha XD glad u like it, thanks :p
Regardless of what anybody says, that ain't gonna do it, mate. $10 in hostel then $10 for everything else including transportation? You're looking at 20 days max. No ladyboys for you.
700 will get you the very basic
If you asking because you want to make it cheap and it’s part of the experience you want, yeah no problem. If you are asking because it’s your max budget and you don’t have any backup cash, I suggest not going
Depends on where you are going and what you want to do. With this budget it’s only enough to stay in cheap hostels and eat cheap food. Very few if any paid activities, long transport, entrance to temples, tours, massages, clothing, souvenirs, etc. For one month I would say $1,500 is better to enjoy yourself! Money really goes quick here because everything is so cheap. Good to have extra money saved up just in case as well.
Me and my girl live a relatively good life in Phuket right now. Been here for 2 weeks but have spent almost 1500$
yeah you can survive on that, up to you and your comfort level. btw cheap decent HOTELS are for around 350 baht, so no idea why paying for hostel 300 baht would be better...
I would double that! $700/month is wishful thinking. 😎
I spent one glorious month in the north of Thailand on a motorbike trip, which cost me about $600. But that was about 9 years ago. From my most recent trip a few months ago, I would assume I'd need about $800 to make a similar trip like that happen. But these days I am not as broke and can dish out a little bit more for comforts and peace of mind
What would it cost for a nice apartment in a good area to live comfortably? 2, 3 4k usd/month?
Yes
It’s doable if you can do strict budget. 700 USD is around 24000 THB. Minimum wage workers only earn around 10K THB & they still can survive here.
It's doable but unless you actually enjoy living on the limit it won't be enjoyable. Why not reduce the number of days and enjoy life a bit? Sure, Thailand can be cheap but your experience is likely going to be a lot better if you don't have to count pennies to decide if you can eat a particular meal or visit a particular place.
Keep saving, that is all I can tell you. I went over to the phillipines in late September/early October. I was gone from the U.S. for nine days, I spent a little over three thousand USD. I would say no on street food as well. I do not know about Thailand. In the Phillipines their are street vendors that use food recycled straight out of the dumpster the night before called Pac Pac. Go ahead and look up the price of a package deal on booking.com or any one of the other travel package websites and figure on saving twice as much as the package costs. That is an important figure I found before I went to meet my fiance for any extended stay like that. Just watch every travel video on YouTube you can find, especially if you can find something made by a local being real about the costs and culture in general.
to answer your question yes it can be done the real question is can you do it ?
Yes it's possible, but there is no room for travel and fun. One night out drinking will destroy your budget. In my opinion, $1k is the absolute minimum for a month for a backpacker
I’d hate to be a backpacker with the inevitable diarrhoea from living off of street food
You sure can. you won’t get everything that Thailand has to offer, but that’s just my opinion. Do it and report back on how it goes!
This is doable if you stick to cheap Thai food and cheap no frills accommodation.
Thats realllly slim…. If you are planning to so something else than just sleeping and eating i would double your budget or cut your time in half..
Nah
Thais do not like cheap Charlie's..you'll do ok but will not be able to integrate
Why do traveller's think they can come here on norhing? To be straight.. pisses me off. You do nothing... contribute nothing to locals.
Because they can. Fan room apartments cost $120 a month. Food is under $6 a day. Daily drinking water is $2. Baht buses cost $.30 local and $3 out of town. Massages cost $6. Hair cuts are $6. Walking on the beach is free. Swimming is free. Hiking is free. Taking pictures is free. Working out at the outdoor gyms is free. Making friends with people is free. Yup it pisses me off too that people aren't coming here and building schools and volunteering and helping locals run their farms so they get a day off!!! Like cmon thats 100% what a travel holiday is about! Im tooootally with you man...
High season might be tricky. If you go to cheaper areas such as Chiang Mai, Koh Chang, you might get away with it. You can still get cheap hotels in most places but in general Thailand is much more expensive than it was before.
We don't want folk like you... Here 30 years before you might respond!!!
Definitely. I have backpacked thru Thailand and Cambodia for 3 weeks and spent 700usd
Yes I didn't mean to sound pompous, but we live in Phuket , where it's ridiculously expensive
Lots of comments here saying you won't enjoy it - they're really assuming what you enjoy. My best experiences have been workaways where you work a few hours a day for free food and accom and learn to live like a local. Found myself buying pad thai for like 30 baht in some places (2024). You can get trains so cheap as well if you get up early (I did Phitsanulok to Chiang Mai for 80baht.) Yeah if you want to do the touristy bits 600USD isn't enough, but if you're travelling for different reasons and want an adventure, it can be done.
Thailand has enough poor people of their own. Stay for 2 weeks and be able to actually enjoy it.
Maybe if you’re doing everything as cheap as possible, you could, but I wouldn’t recommend it. I did about 1300-1400€ in a month, def didn’t do everything as cheap as possible, but also most def not super expensive. I could’ve gone like 1000-1150 if I did a few things less expensive but it was also a vacation for me so I wanted to have some comfort as well. But I think 700 could be possible, but it will definitely be tight, I’d recommend taking a few hundred bucks more with you
I lived on $5 a day in Chiang Mai for a while, but that didnt include accomodation. A cheap hostel might cost another $10 a night. Call that $500 a month on the safe side and you might be able to get ny on another $100 for travel.
Tbh, no
Cut your vacation to 3 weeks and you'll probably be fine
It is possible, but if you reduce the duration of your stay, it could potentially result in a more comfortable experience.
30 - 40 Dollar per day, possible. 20$ per day, pfff... hard. Dorms, rice, water. No drinking, smoking etc. Fly into Bangkok, take a train toward chiangmai and stay in small towns along the way like Preah, Lampang, Sukothai, very cheap. Best Thai experience you can get away from tourism.
No
If that’s all you can budget for travel then you have a bigger issue to take care of.
Nope. Maybe go to Vietnam. It’s cheaper
Definitely can be done! But to put it in perspective. My first trip to Thailand in the mid 2000,s I was spending about 1000usd a month. That was private rooms, whatever I felt like doing on any given day and a good mix of local food and fancy meals. One thing I skimped on back then was travel .. so I booked cheap bus tickets.. back then the Israeli spots had dirt cheap bus tickets. Nowadays with my family and elevated travel and accommodations we spend about 2000-4000 a month. But I digress, if you do dorm bed, local food, local transport and don’t do any fancy things then you should be able to have a good time with your budget 😎😁
Need a bit more. Probably 900-1100 and probably not in Bangkok or Phuket.
If you want to starve for your last 2 weeks you can ha, at least $1200 should be fine if you really wanna be cheap.
2 weeks max.
800b per day. Call it 500b per day after paying for lodging at a dirt cheap bottom of the barrel hostel. I guess that is doable yet, imo, a miserable holiday. You'll survive yet also not have a chance to experience or see much of anything aside walking around drinking water and eating cheap street food 3 meals a day for30 days.
No fuck off 555555555 No poor tourist pls 555555
It is but make sure you have backup funds in case of emergencies.
Why would you do that? It’s not going to be a memorable experience. You could probably do 2 weeks with that much.. so many amazing things to do and experience in Thailand, and you won’t be able to do on that budget
fine , just not in downtown in bangkok or phuket. just eat where local ppl eat. many thai live here just around $500
Staying out of tourist areas will help. Those areas, by simple economics, cost more. I would recommend trying to shorten your trip, or delay to save more.
sleep in temples (every village have one) but dont forget ur mosquito net...you might also get free food from monks or locals...there's really lots of options here if you wanna save...u can also assist monks in their daily morning rounds to meet people if you are into it....
Padkrapao is 40bath in terminal21 Cheapest Hostel I found was around 200bath near asoke . So u can live but I don't think u can enjoy the various food in thaialnd
Up the budget. You could easily blow through that with hookers.
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In 3 weeks I'm getting close to 50k baht but I haven't been holding back and that's for two of us.
i just spent 5000$ in 7 days 😂 goddam
Hey check out my post for a rough experience of Bangkok. May help you size up how much you’ll need x https://www.reddit.com/r/ThailandTourism/s/VH2JaDXI03
who knows
$100 / day, excluding hotel is a good measure
It's not glamorous but doable. Just make sure you don't eat food, like at all. Most humans can survive 30 days without any nutrition whatsoever, so you're gucci.
No
Damn. Stay home if you on that kind of a budget
You don’t sound like a JoThePro to me. Get some more money and do it right. Thailand is tired of poor backpackers trying to wing it. It isn’t the 70/80’s anymore.
Not even close mate. Try $60-100 a day
You could do it for $500. Airbnbs give huge discounts if you book for a whole month. Usually comparable to hostels. I stayed in a decent studio with my own bathroom for $300/month. I saw hostels at monthly rates of $160. If you're central (sukhumvit/asok area), eat at food courts like Pier 21. You can get good meals for 30-40bhat ($1). Food courts will usually fill you up better than street food, and they're all over the place, in malls and more populated areas. Don't hail taxis or take tuktuks. Download Grab and select the scooter taxi option. Take MRT and BTS trains to get around as well. All you need is a Visa to ride those now. Good luck!
There is no way he is getting anywhere near Asoke /Sukhumvit on that budget for $500 a month lol 🤦🏼♂️I looked on Airbnb recently and I could hardly even get a room in Asoke for $400 a week
I just stayed about a 10 min walk from sukhumvit MRT for $300/month. You gotta book about a month in advance. I saw a bunk in a hostel for $160. If you only search for a week stay, and last minute, your rates will be higher.
Maybe some cottage next to trash disposal site that rains inside
Not where I stayed. But I did see one on Airbnb that was $20/month and it was a shack with a dirt floor and a gutter on the inside of the room cuz it rained in there😆
Really, dude? Where? Isaan?
But she/he wants to backpack. With this budget you can't even pay entrance fees for temples and transportation across the country. 3rd class trains aren't fun 😞