How much money should I show to immigrate to Thailand and what is a realistic monthly budget for living comfortably?

I am told you need to show about $600 when you arrive. They just want to make sure they aren't taking in some homeless person.

How do I get a house 50 percent ownership in my name. Is it possible

50 baht a day

Some guyes think 100k baht a month is a lot, you can live on 30k but do you want a nice life or just survive? I spend a lot more than 100k some months.

Maybe, just maybe prototype the idea. Come for 3 months live the life you want and see what it costs you. You can't base this stuff on someone else.

No less than $1500 per person per month. It is affordable but not cheap. Baht add up

Wow I don't even spend 30 a mth and that's running farm house and beer lobster must be nice lol

4-5k is more than enough. 3-4k is doable. 2-3k is surviving. 1-2k means stay home.

All depend the type of visa you will apply for.

$25k baht to show at thai immigration upon request

Don't ask about how much other people recommend, ask yourself how much you need for your lifestyle? A rowing boat or a yacht, push bike or an Harley Davidson, no women or loads of women, 2 beers a day or twenty , a room or a mansion, out 1 day or every day , a restaurant 1 time a week or every day , Thai food or western food , a jalopy or a Jaguar 👍😎✌Stupid Question

Do only tourists and newbies think in dollars ?.. i don't know anyone who talks about finances in anything other than thb...

You’ll need more to start with to cover visa fees, initial accommodation and then 3 months rent up front if you rent a condo. You’ll need money to set up health insurance as well. Plus, if you do drink and eat out you’ll likely have a few months of excess to begin with before you settle in a bit. Rent depends where you live, inner Bangkok has less cheap options and go further out and the price lowers but you can find cheaper or more expensive condos anywhere really. Just account for travel expenses if you move further out and want to go to central a lot, also MRT/BTS stop after midnight so you’ll need taxis. Anyway. I like to drink and socialize but I also stay home a few nights a week. From time to time I travel. So far this year a week in Vietnam, pattaya for the weekend and Kho Samui for 10 days next month. I do a combination or eating at home cooking or order in and eating out. I live centrally so my rent is 25kbht a month with about 1k - 2k bht a month for other bills like water electricity and phone/internet. About another 4k a month for insurance and I’m studying Thai which is 4k bht a month for 4 months. My budget is £2000 a month which I stay within even with the occasional travel out of Bangkok. Probably cheaper in pattaya and cheaper in Chiangmai but you have to choose your life style. My biggest expenditure apart from rent and bills is food and drinking. If you drink less or don’t drink and cook at home or street food you’d spend less. If you want roof top bars and high end restaurants you’ll spend more.

He difference of $ to baht is the exchange rate. What you need to look at is your cost of living.

Depends on your spending habits. If like me you love going to bars it will cost you more than if you stop at home. Simple as that

Surely it depends on your visa, who are you showing.

If you want to be a loud mouthed poser 10,000 $ a month

If you want to act like a stupid rich farang to the bar girls 3,000 a month

If you just want to live here like most normal.people 1500 a month is ample

The amount of money you need depends completely on how you live. If you eat real Thai food and don't spend all your time in the bars then you can live quite cheaply but if you want to party every night and only eat expensive western food then it's going to cost a lot more. As only you know how you are going to live you should spend a month or 2 in Thailand and find out the cost for yourself.

“ Show “ whom ?

Not your girlfriend

Your question is unclear.

“What do I have to show?”

In order to be able to LIVE in Thailand Longterm, you need to SHOW that you fulfill certain financial requirements.

*** for a 1-year Retirement Extension you

EITHER SHOW

that you got a minimum of 800,000 THB in your Thai bank account

OR

You can show an income affidavit of your embassy in Bangkok, over a monthly income of a minimum of 65,000 Baht.

In case your embassy does not issue such an income affidavit, you would need to show 12-months of accumulated monthly transfers from abroad of a minimum of 65,000 Baht into your Thai bank account.

*** What you have to SHOW, might differ greatly from what you NEED for a decent living in Thailand

This totally depends on your lifestyle and the location in Thailand where you live also is playing a role.

It's like asking how long is a piece of string - it depends on where you settle and what lifestyle you want. What food you eat. How often you go to the bars. How likely you are to be scammed. Your health. Too many variables but I am sure you get the idea. What is a comfortable life to one, isn't to the next. We all have different needs and wants.

A very comfortable life In Bangkok or Pattaya is

฿117,000 ($3,500) per month

Stop thinking in Dollars and start thinking in Baht…once you make the transition in thinking life gets easier

Good luck

We all have to deal with the vacillating exchange rate. This is Thailand. Deal with it.

I know people who survive on 40,000 per month with few issues (local food, rural area, minimal health costs, minimal travel, no nights out) up to 200,000 - and others spend more than that (primarily higher housing costs for larger, western style homes).

There is no answer . Go there and enjoy yourself , move around place to place until you find somewhere you like . Enjoy !!!

It depends on what you mean by "show"? To whom will you be showing it and for what purpose?

If you're thinking of retiring to Thailand on a Non-O retirement visa you need to show either 3 months income of a minimum of 65k baht per month or 800k baht lump sum. To obtain the 1st 12 month extension of stay you can only show an 800k lump sum in a Thai bank but for further extensions you can show 12 months of transfers from overseas of a minimum of 65k baht per month prior to applying.

As to what you will actually spend, it's entirely up to you.

Depends on where you live, what you eat, what you do, how old you are, what your health insurance costs are...etc. etc. etc.

You need to show baht / month for a retirement visa and that is about minimum what you need to live on. You will survive on less but wont be fun. I spend about 100k / month.

Show who? You mean entering the country? For a specific visa?