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How much money do i need to bring to Thailand?How much money do I need to bring to Thailand for 2 months?
Author: thailandretire | Category: living expenses in thailand, living in thailand
Ben H asked:
Me and my girlfriend are travailing Thailand for 2 months in the summer.
We are planning to live a modest lifestyle staying in average hostile accommodation with maybe the odd trek or activity loaded in.
How much money do you think we will each need?
Thanks
Tags: living expenses in thailand, living in thailand
April 13th, 2009 at 3:02 am
here you go these links will help i hope
my estimate is $2000 each this is on the cheap actually you could go evan lower but then it wouldnt be any fun
use the links and figure out your way of traveling good luck
and have fun
oh yea this doesnt include airfare i use
April 15th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Many Thais live on 6000 or so Baht a month. For you I would suggest for two people $1500 would be a minimum or THB 46000 but that would be pretty sucky. Good Luck
JP is probably a more reasonable amount. I’d be kind of nervous going on $1500 but if you were very conservative you probably could do it. Of course why would you want to go and hate your trip?
April 18th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
How much do you have left after paying for your plane tickets? Two of you sharing a hotel room is cheaper because you only have to pay for one place to stay in. But then the prices add up for meals, transportation, shopping, partying.
How much can you afford to pay per night for a hotel? You have to start with a budget first. Some hostels are hostile, I don’t think that is word you meant to write though.
Some hostels you get will be dorms, sharing toilets and cold water showers. Not a lot of privacy there. I would opt for a cheap hotel room instead. Even in Bangkok you can find a hotel room with air, hot water, private toilet/shower and still be around 600 baht. There are cheaper hotels with fan cooling only and cold water which to me is better than any dorm! Remember privacy!!
Do you have a baht price in mind for a hotel room? Other wise bring the equivalent of $2000 US and a credit card for emergencies that might come up.
Have fun.
April 18th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Lots of others have suggested figures.
If you are in the UK I would recommend a Nationwide Flexaccount cashcard. Put your money into that before you go. Nationwide do not charge to take the cash out in Thailand, most other banks charge £2-3 each transaction.
Aos, the Post Office Mastercard credit card do not charge for foreign transactions either. Both cards can save you a lot of money when you are out of the country
April 20th, 2009 at 10:28 am
in hostel accommodation you could easily do it for $150 au in toto a day that is eating all you can eat breakfast at a hotel for 120 baht plenty of them and eating a lot of thai food off the food cart or food stall which is very good.you will do this easily ,and if you are going up country it will be even less.you could buy some beer and other drinks at 7/11 very cheap and have a couple every night.if you want to go out on the booze and party every night and eat in farang restaurants you will blow the budget out of the water.if you can you would be better off paying up to 1000 baht a night for accommodation, in low season hotel will throw in breakfast for you,friends in pattaya are telling me some good bargins going at the moment but you have to ask eg,i will take the room if you give free breakfast or 2 breakfast half price or look at a room and if you are going to stay 2 weeks ask them the price then offer the the price for 12 nights but you stay 14..i just feel your personal things passport,money,camera are better off in safe in your hotel room or box at hotel.i hope you have a good time kids but i must tell you now once you have been to land of smiles you will be backl
July 1st, 2009 at 5:09 am
hi can anyone tell me how much i would need to bring for just shopping in bangkok i plan on getting alot of clothes and things and presents for people??
July 10th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
hey! myself and my boyfriend are going travelling for a month to thailand. we are expecting to live modestly and have paid airfair. we are happy to stay in cheao hostels in the hope of meeting people and eating from street vendors/traditional food to get the real experience. i was thinking of taking about 600 gbp for spends on food etc and 250 gbp for hostels. would this be enough?