What's a decent monthly wage for Bangkok?

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What's a decent monthly wage for Bangkok?

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Hello!

Just looking around Linkedin and seen a number of jobs which are exactly what I'm doing at the moment, with one showing a monthly salary of 61,433 Baht...is that any good? I've been so focused on Cambodia that I haven't done much research on living in Thailand, but I'm guessing my normal day-to-day budget if I lived out there would be somewhat different to my, uh, two weeks with the lads holiday budget...
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a decent studio in the downtown area 20-35,000
1 bedroom 30-50,000 baht/month
so u figure it out
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i would hate to live in Bangkok, id rather commute everyday lol
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phuketrichard wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:13 pm a decent studio in the downtown area 20-35,000
1 bedroom 30-50,000 baht/month
so u figure it out
Crikey, those prices have gone up a bit. I could swear I met a teacher about seven years ago that was paying $150 in the center with a pool and gym in the building. He said he was paying $250 for a studio though when he first arrived to teach.
I thought you were always going on about how cheap the rents were compared to Cambodia.
$880 is not cheap for a one bedroom.
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AlonzoPartriz wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:39 pm
phuketrichard wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:13 pm a decent studio in the downtown area 20-35,000
1 bedroom 30-50,000 baht/month
so u figure it out
Crikey, those prices have gone up a bit. I could swear I met a teacher about seven years ago that was paying $150 in the center with a pool and gym in the building. He said he was paying $250 for a studio though when he first arrived to teach.
I thought you were always going on about how cheap the rents were compared to Cambodia.
$1200 is not cheap for a one bedroom.
cant comment on bangkok, but i know other places around Thailand are cheaper, between 5000-15,000 baht can get you somewhere decent, theres apartments in Hua Hin with a gym and pool for 5-7000 baht
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When I lived in Pattaya 5 years ago, I rented an unfurnished apartment for 2.900baht. I moved up to Kalasin where the furnished apartment cost me 2.700baht. A month ago I visited my friend in Bangkok, her one bedroom apartment cost her 4.5 million baht to buy.
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Just looking around various letting agencies, I think I could find somewhere for around 20,000/25,000. 3k on utilities, 1-2 on transport, 2 on the gym...750 on chicken, 200 on rice, I think it could work :D
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Studios all over the Bangkok fb groups under 10K Baht.
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hatchelt wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2017 10:13 pm Just looking around various letting agencies, I think I could find somewhere for around 20,000/25,000. 3k on utilities, 1-2 on transport, 2 on the gym...750 on chicken, 200 on rice, I think it could work :D
Why you wanna work in Thailand for? They don't like farang working in there country.
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Why you wanna work in Thailand for?

I live in Cornwall, England right now, soooo, the inside of a cardboard box would be more entertaining.

They don't like farang working in there country.

Really? I'm super dashing though, would that help?
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