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such as
Metro or
Skytrain
are the best alternatives,
they do not cover all areas of Bangkok, which leaves you
no other choice than using Public Busses or Taxis.
Accommodation
Apartments and studios in Bangkok
vary from around 1500 – 50,000 Baht
per month, depending on condition, location and
size. Since Thailand is a hot country you will probably
have the air-conditioner running most of the time, which
is energy consuming. Electricity bills vary from 2000 –
8000 Baht per Month. Before getting a nice Apartment
think about how much you will be spending just for
electricity. Some venues such as Apartment hotels go low
on the Room rates but compensate that with unbelievable
high electricity bills. Water bills are by far much
cheaper and come up to about 100 Baht per Month.
It is advised to always check how much you are going to
pay for electricity and beware
if the price is over 20 Baht per unit.
Transportation
The simplest and most convenient way is by using the
BTS Sky Train and the
MRT Metro. Single journey are priced from 10 to 40
Baht. A normal
Taxi journey through the city will cost about 120
Baht, if traffic 200 Baht. You can always request the
driver to take the “toll way” or highway during rush
hours. The fee for that usually costs around 40 – 70
Baht.
Food
Thai food is affordable and tasty but eating the similar
based dishes each day can get boring. Like many
foreigners staying in Thailand, they start to look for
alternative dishes that remind them a bit of Home.
Foreign
food can be ordered and the cost of that can range
from 200 – 1000 Baht per meal.
Comparing that with the 50 Baht Thai meals you can get
in Restaurants, it does make a huge difference. Just
keep in mind, unless you really love Thai food to its
death you will probably be seeking for a change faster
than you would have thought.
Social Events (Bowling, Cinema, Karaoke, Bars, Clubs
etc.)
Bangkok in its design offers high class lounges that
host social events. Karaoke places, usually next to
bowling runways are surely one of the most modern venues
in Asia to go to. Singing with your friends while
enjoying a delicious meal is very popular amongst
the younger generation.
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Example of the cost
for certain Activities |
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Clubbing / going to Disco
:
min 500 Baht per Person
Cinema:
160 Baht for regular seats, 500 Baht for VIP
seats
Bar: around 100 Baht per Beer, 2,000 for a Bottle
of Whiskey
Bowling:
300-400 Baht per Person
Karaoke:
about 400 Baht per Hour
Go-Karting: 800 Baht per 30 mins
Jet Ski:
1,200 Baht per 30 mins
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It really depends on how big your Budget is but one
thing is for sure. You will most probably travel by Taxi
and giving the Impression that Thailand is cheap you go
out and have fun much more than you used to back home,
thus spending also more.
Studying in Thailand
If you are a Student at one of Bangkok’s
Universities and live by yourself you should have at
least 30,000 Baht ($1000) in
order to live comfortable and wealthy.
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Example of a
typical average Student Budget |
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calculated per
Month |
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Apartment (incl. Electricity &
Water)
: 10,000
Baht
Transportation:
6,000 Baht
Food: 8,000 Baht
Mobile Phone:
1,000 Baht (if you phone a lot, higher of course)
Transportation:
6,000 Baht
Social Events: 8,000 Baht
Other:
4,000 Baht
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