Moving to Thailand can be amazing – I would know, I’ve done it twice! It can also get expensive very quickly if you arrive with a half-plan, vague visa advice, not enough savings, and the belief that “Thailand is cheap so it’ll all work out.” I’ve lived in Thailand for 9 years, and I love…
If you’re moving to Bangkok and trying to work out your condo bills, water is one of the easiest costs to budget for. I’ve lived in Bangkok for 9+ years and never paid more than the below. In our Bangkok condo, water is always under ฿200 per month ($6.20 USD / £4.56 GBP). That’s for…
If you’re moving to Bangkok, one of the sneakiest costs to budget for is electricity. Not because electricity is wildly expensive here, but because your bill can change massively depending on your condo, your AC habits, whether you work from home, and whether your building charges the government rate or a marked-up private rate (and…
If you are trying to work out how much deposit you need to rent a condo in Bangkok, the answer is usually quite simple. In most cases, you will need to pay two months’ deposit plus one month’s rent in advance. So in real terms, that usually means three months of rent upfront before you…
Renting a condo in Bangkok as an expat is usually pretty straightforward once you know how it works, but there are a few things that catch people out at the start. The biggest surprises are usually the money you need upfront, how agents work, and how wildly different Bangkok can feel depending on the area…
Before you move to Thailand, you need a budget based on your real life — not the fantasy version of yourself who never spends money. Otherwise, you risk doing what a lot of people do: arriving with a vague idea that Thailand is “so cheap,” overspending almost immediately, and then realising far too late that…
