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Bangkok one of the most visited cities
in the world not only attracts millions
of tourists yearly 4,000 of expects
professionals and ambitious people that
move to live in this Asian metropolis
and work on their own way cost of living
in Bangkok can vary considerably
depending on your own level of comfort
and convenience your accommodation will
be your largest expense and the other
ones can vary according to your
lifestyle in this vlog we are going to
break down all those expenses to show
you the cost of living in Bangkok and
how that can vary from cheap and
affordable team to luxury and expensive
so sit back tight and enjoy right
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choosing where to stay in Bangkok will
have a big impact on your expenses cause
accommodation prices differs from high
to low according to two major facts the
location and the public transportation
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now if you are going to stay in downtown
Bangkok and near public transportation
and enjoy all the surroundings like
shopping nightlife and threw sticks pots
then you will be paying for rent between
18,000 to 24,000 Thai Baht per month
which is around 600 to $800 for an
apartment or a condo and that is
according to the size and the modernity
the second option is to stay around
downtown Bangkok and also need public
transportation but in more local areas
then you will be paying around 400 to
600 dollars per month and accessing
downtown Bangkok will be easy for you by
public transportation facilities like
the SkyTrain which is known as BTS and
the underground metro which is known as
MRT besides the both taxis and
motorbikes
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the third option is to stay away from
public transportation and around local
areas in Bangkok then your accommodation
expenses can go down and you will be
paying between 7,000 to 12,000 thai baht
per month which is around 150 to $400
and this is considered a budget way of
living around Bangkok
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the options and the prices can vary
according to your contract and down
payments so the long term contracts will
be more affordable than short terms or
monthly bills
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after choosing your accommodation you
will be wondering how much you will pay
for your housing utilities like
electricity water internet etc so those
will be your monthly bills while you are
staying in your condo or apartment now
these expenses have nothing to do with
your location so you will be paying
according to your preferences and usage
for example you will be paying
approximately between 500 to 1,000 baht
for water electricity garbage service
etc while you can have an unlimited
internet access in your condo starting
from $15 per month and sometimes deals
with Netflix service which will cost you
$20 per month
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so in average if you are using
everything to the limit you won't be
paying for those services more than
thirty to fifty dollars per month which
will be added to your monthly rent code
and in this way you will know your exact
accommodation expenses
now that you have rented your
accommodation and figure out your
monthly utility expenses the second
category of your payments will be your
food and here things can vary a lot
according to your lifestyle and
preferences if you are going to live the
local lifestyle enjoy daily local dishes
and cook at home with budget besides
shopping your daily food needs from
local fresh markets and cheap convenient
stores then your monthly food expenses
will be between 200 to $300 per month
which is considered living on an average
budget also eating in local night Market
Street food stores and enjoying Thai
local life will save a lot and you will
not be exceeding the previous mentioned
range
now if you are going to eat in an
international restaurants fast food
chains and by all that you need from
ingredients to cook your preferred meals
at home with a style then get prepared
to pay a lot since international foods
in Bangkok are a way expensive sometimes
more than Europe and a meal can cost you
between fifteen to thirty dollars while
a fast food meal can cost you in a range
between eight to fifteen dollars
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so it's up to you what you eat all the
options are available it depends on your
budget and your type
mixing the two options which is being
local and sometimes going international
will make your food life easy in
Thailand and your expenses will not go
so high
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living in Bangkok means moving around
daily cause even if you are working
online and you don't need to move a lot
this city will not let you stay at home
due to its action and lifestyle so
moving around means transportation
expenses and this will differ according
where you stay and what type of
transportation you use daily
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the easiest and fastest ways are the
advanced public transportation which are
the sky and underground trains
this will range between one to two
dollars per wave and if you want cheap
and fun local way you can use the boat
taxi where most of the times it will
cost you less than a dollar
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now if you are using motorbike taxis or
local taxes then be like a local and
always ask for meter taxi and for the
bike taxi know what to pay before you
jump on this will save you a lot on your
daily expenses
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as much as you use local transportation
waste as much as you save on your pocket
so always know where you are staying and
what are the easiest and cheapest way to
move around
now that we have mentioned the basic
expenses let us give you a general idea
about the secondary expenses of your
daily life in Bangkok
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well buying your clothings from Bangkok
is just like the food options which
means that your budget can vary
depending on your style so if you are
shopping in a local market like platinum
or shuttle Chuck then you will be saving
a lot and you will not be spending more
than $10 for a pair of shirts and shorts
but of course not wearing a fancy adidas
or Nike branded
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while if you are original brand fans
then you will be paying as much as you
pay in your hometown where an original
Adidas shoes will cost you more than a
forty dollar so bring your originals
from home and buy your local stuff from
Bangkok staying in Bangkok and net
hanging out it's kind of impossible
since the options are a lot and the city
is vibrant
after each sunset so having some local
beers and hanging around in some street
bars will not consume more than $10 but
if you like to go wild and party till
the morning light then prepare to put
your income on nightlife which is not a
good idea if you want to live in Bangkok
on a budget now besides everything we
mentioned there are some expenses that
are considered primary to some people
and extra expenses to some others which
are like the gym and sport activities
where if it's not included in your
accommodation facilities it could cost
you between 25 to $40 per month
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another expenses could be a coffee Club
or maybe a cinema hangout could also
cost you from 10 to $15 who spent some
time and have some fun
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if we want to come to a conclusion
according everything we have mentioned
we could say that the range will differ
a lot according to the lifestyles of
each and every individual person but in
general we can divide that in to two
ranges
a budget lifestyle will cost you between
600 to 800 per month and a little bit
more relaxing life which will be between
800 to 1,200 per month more than that
then you are into fancy life and away
above
I hope this vlog gave you a general idea
about the cost of living in Bangkok and
will make you easy to choose while you
are moving to this Asian metropolis
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