Comments on: How Much Money Do I Need For Thailand?

By: Gabbs

Gabbs — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:47:43 +0000

Cheers for the info mate!
Holiday booked for end of Feb and I can’t wait!
Got two weeks and really looking forward to it, the info you provide was a good bench mark to start from.
Thank you very much!

By: stevearno

stevearno — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:00:43 +0000

Su: you don’t carry anything around …… i flew out to Thailand with just one piece of hand luggage , linen clothes , light ,folder-able ……. you then go and have your holiday …. then on the last day buy a suit case and all the items you want to take home ……. i went to bangkok first , spend 3 very hectic days there , then off to an island …. then from there to Pattaya…where i bought all my presents and clothes etc …. it’s the same stuff everywhere @ the more or less the same prices …..

one more piece of advise , buy a lonely planet ( book ) on Thailand ( amazon or ebay will cost pennies , second hand ) ….

By: Su

Su — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:01:56 +0000

Im going leaving on the 23rd of November. All im looking forward too is the shopping, heard the clothes are gorgeous and extremely cheap, especially Platinum Mall and MBK. The only problem is…..how do i carry around all the stuff that i buy from shop to shop

By: dave beckett

dave beckett — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:21:04 +0000

hey this is great stuff, im off to bankok back packing for three weeks in november this year< any last min advice?

By: stevearno

stevearno — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:01:34 +0000

nice write up ….

it is pretty cheap …… a couple of things i would add….. is that when shopping you must haggle for everything , it may not seem much money to you but most are trying it on … and they DO like to haggle , it’s part of the buying process, and expect it …. just be careful not to haggle over 30p or something stupid like that , the thai’s do get annoyed after while …..
the TAXI drivers will always try it on

getting suits made over there i recommend , it’s about £50-100 for a tailored suit , i got 2 made in less than 24 hours plus tailored shirts etc etc cost me just over £100 for all of it , again HAGGLE

when i was there , to be honest money really didn’t matter…..where you would hesitate to drink from a mini-bar in the UK … over there it’s a full fridge ( the hotels i stayed at ) with half and full bottles of spirits in.. the local RUM ’sam-song’ is only about 180 baht for a big bottle ( from a 7-11) , slightly dearer in the hotels but not that much

food is great , but even I ( sad as it may seem ) had to eat one western meal when i was over there due to craving some variety …..it turned out to be a MACCY ‘D’s ……..and there nothing like you get in the UK … it actaully looks like the sign above the till’s

I would recommend seeing one of the lady boys shows ( they get dressed up and sing along to celine dion songs …. it’s better than it sounds … trust me , well worth seeing

if you going to thialand you will have a great holiday no matter what you do ….. it’s a amazing country and the people are great ..enjoy yourselves

By: Nicci

Nicci — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:16:21 +0000

Wow, so helpful!!!

By: stevie from glasgow

stevie from glasgow — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:15:33 +0000

when in south east asia just be cool , and you will be fine keep your head allways . and dont do anything stupid that you would not do back home and most of all have a great time.chill and dont let people put fear into your mind .go the whole world is waiting for you. it s yours

By: matt

matt — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:45:05 +0000

awesome man. best info ive read

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:29:08 +0000

I am in Thailand now, and there is a pretty major difference between high and low season which this article doesnt really address.. Just wanted to point it out.

By: Timon Weller

Timon Weller — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:38:49 +0000

Hey there.. I was in Thailand like 7 to 8 months ago. I just wanted to say I found it alot more lower price in comparision to yours. Are you saying the highest price for food accomm etc…?

My average budget accom i found was 400 baht (nice room) a night double ac/cable etc, food was about 300 baht a day for me, water, beer say 200 baht unless drinking from bar…

My average expenditure was usually around 800 to 1000 Baht max a day and the room was shared with my girlfirend too so more like 200 baht each for the room.

I understand that if you got the best of everything, but i you want to budget this can be the daily usage.
Thanks…