How far can a $2000 monthly income stretch in Thailand with the current economy?

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I was living in chonburi city on £500 a month all in.

I live comfortably on less than half of that.

I have a good meal for 45 to 50 baht a day from the street fenders

Depends on where in Thailand. $2000 isn't enough for Bangkok.

Keep your rent low. Plenty of places for less than 10k baht a month. You can still have a meal for less than 200 baht. You can save money if your careful.Good luck.

Even someone with a relatively high spending lifestyle would do alright with $2,000 a month

Depends....2000 Bahts/mo= below poverty in Thai. $2000/mo=bearly get by in up country in Thailand but in BKK that is just bearly enough to pay for a decent apartment.

if you dont drink and smoke or chase women 1000$ possible

if you drink and smoke 2000$ possible

if you drink and smoke and chase women 3000$ better…

ive watched so many budget videos on south east Asia and i think this sums it up well….

2000$ honestly can give you some travel opportunities throughout the month, and some splurging on food, and room with a/c……..

You guys must be throwing money away...

It depends on how you want to live, where you live and what car you drive etc. Yes you can easily live on it and. Support a family most of my staff earn less than that and all do and own cars. If however you drive a new car and shop in villa market and live in house with a pool in Bangkok and eat delivery foods everyday with star bucks etc etc you won’t stand a chance it will be gone in a week.

These are always silly questions.It depends on the standard of living .If you live like the standard of average Thai then $300 to $600 per month is fine but if you want to live the standard of a middle class westerner then around 2.5k to 3k a month and a more luxurious life 4k to 5k plus .There no right amount and live the best with what you have , 2k is comfortable for many .

Might last you hours in Pattaya, depends how good at Connect 4 you are?

A long way, especially if you live with Thai standards. You could easily live with half of that and go out frequently

2000 what currency?

2000 US, Euros, Baht, Yen, Pesos, Rubles, Rupiah??

1000.00 will go a very long way....

My rent, elec, water, internet and phone comes to 13,000 Bhat tops. Air con on most of the time. 2 bdrm house fenced in with big fr ok not porch, skooter and car paid for. Skooter to save in gas. Food is very cheap.

I lived like a king on €1000 a month, but then I don't drink or smoke...and owned my own apt./house.

Depends on your currency. I assume you mean USD. It depends where you live and if you're single, a child or a family. Single its double, for a family, forget it.

it entirely depends on location and lifestyle. I don't think I ever spend more than 2k a month in Thailand and I've been living in Chiang Mai, Bangkok, and Isan. Usually closer to 1.5k USD. Rent and Food will determine a lot regarding that.

I was there when covid started, in koh lanta. $400 /month got you an ok beach front hotel with weekly cleaning and AC. You could cook your own food for less than $50/month if you want to live a bit frugal, but still get full. A bike rental was $30/month. Sounds like an amazing time. Nothing else really to spend money on then 😅

That's enough for urself in BKK but if u need a live-in partner and contribute to her family support, then u would need like an extra usd 1k.. I didn't live in BKK but I lived n worked in Manila with similar CoL standards....To be comfortable like a middle class local with a live-in, whom u would need to support 40k bhat a month if u wanted one, in a moderate metro apart, u need about USD 3K a month and still have some savings.... It all depends on if u want a live-in or not, whether u wanna live local middle class standards in pricey Bkk or in the outer regions.....U should be more specific with ur living standards???

I'm in Villiage outside Khonkaen with Mrs and 2 Boys - Yeahh - I scratch by nicely on £2,000 UK sterling - But It's a Simple life - We all know things like unexpected bills happen like rooves being blown off sometimes come / but I don't drink or Smoke - All the best - Khonkaen is nice and Cheap - I have no reason to insult like others do so my Friend Best of luck in your endeavors - 🙏☘🙏

ABSOLUTELY...

people who are questioning this are foolish. $500USD per week in southeast asia goes a long fricken way

Come to Chiangmai

From my research, that should be plenty for anywhere outside of downtown Bangkok.

Move to Chiang Mai …

Look, it's more than enough. People here with financial ineptitude will tell you otherwise because they dont know how to manage money.

As long as you don't need/have a car....pretty darn well

You can rent fully furnished 3 bedroom homes in Chiang Mai now for less than 15,000 + electric + water + internet + motorbike = 20,000 baht.... Food can be 100 baht one day for fresh veg and chicken from the market or 600 baht the next for steak at a resto...2,000 USD is plenty if you're in Nakhon anywhere but you'll have to give a chunk to the girlfriend. 3000 is perfect with some travel and massage thrown in.

and depending on exchange rate, it might make the minimum 65,000 baht foreign transfer requirement.

Put $1000 aside for fixed costs like rent, utilities. Then you can work out a decent lifestyle, nowhere close to fancy, but just fine. You can save for a few months, then use the savings for some traveling across Thailand or to some neighboring countries. But in my opinion $3000/month would have been perfect!

Totally depends on if you take cheap street whores or go to places with higher priced ones 😛

I can live very comfortably off of that here but I also don’t live in a villa or eat at expensive restaurants.

I made it work for less than that for 5 years. Do I wish I had more? Of course but I also wasn't going to bars and shopping. Depends on what living situation you want to have.

Best of luck to you

to live like a thai here ,plenty . to live like your home country . borderline . but with a name like yours ,you should know that .

A simple but comfortable life outside in rural Thailand, can easily be swallowed up in a big city unless you are careful.

That’s borderline for visa requirements. You will also need health insurance.

Expenses living in Bangkok, I’d say that presuming you enjoy an average standard of living in Europe or the US, Canada or Australia, you will need the following amount(s) to maintain that standard in Thailand:

Single male/female in Bangkok – ฿50,000

Couple in Bangkok – ฿75,000

Couple with a baby under 2 years old in Bangkok – ฿80,000

Couple with the child over 2 years old in Bangkok – ฿85,000 (not including school fees)

This includes rent, food, Internet access, gym membership, and going out socializing once/twice a week.

If you plan on living upcountry somewhere, you may be able to shave as much as 30% off these amounts.

If you plan on living in Koh Samui or Phuket, then you can expect to spend about 10-15% less, depending on your drinking habits.

In my experience, you pay less rent on the islands, but eating can be a tad more expensive and you tend to spend more on socializing.

I haven’t lived in Chiang Mai for some time, but when I did I found rent to be about 25% cheaper than Bangkok. Cut and pasted from

That is 60k - 68k baht per month. It is more than enough for necessities no matter which part of thailand you are in unless you are spending lavishly or want to live like a king, literally. With that type of money beers and ciggies everyday aint a problem. People get by with half of that amount, for a family of 4, easily. Just dont expect to eat waygu everyday.

Enough to have a better life here.

Are you paying for only you , or everybody ?

Johnny Thailand doesn't know what the cost of living is in Thailand?

Totally dependent on lifestyle … living in mid sukhumvit that would only pay the rent … but you could live on $2000 elsewhere, but it would not be a lavish life. Do you play golf ? Do you live a busy social life ?

What's your lifestyle?

What part of Thailand (Bangkok? Phuket? Nakhon Nowhere?)?

Do you drink or smoke?

Do you like gogo clubs?

What currency are you referring to?