Thanks for the video Jon, we will be arriving in 10 days with a family of 3 also. Glad to know your budget. Mine will be a little more since I know we like it cold in the house and we all like to eat. We can’t wait to get there and start the new chapter of our life.
Monthly Cost of living expenses Rent 3500 Food 2850 Beer 4680 Thai Visa 250 Electric 750 Water 450 Internet 320 Gas 125 Bike 370 Unexpected 1000 Total = 14295 = £307.42 per month @ 46.5 baht = £1 ($392 usd approx.) Above is mine by contrast no kids but married to a Thai lady. Just think how much I could save if I didn't drink beer!👍
@@Anomalyy666 The title of the video is "My COST OF LIVING in Thailand 2024 - A FULL BREAKDOWN " I use to live in Chiang Mai for 10 years but no longer do.
John regarding your AXA Thai insurance, I have found them to be honorable when making a claim. Last year I was in Chiang Mai and made an "outpatient" services claim on my AXA Thai travel insurance. They communicated diligently by email to make sure the reimbursement for services went to my US bank account. It took about 4 weeks to receive the reimbursement. I will once again use their travel insurance when I return to Thailand in a few months.
Hi @roblahcyclist1170, Can you share the Line # or email of who your AXA agent is please? We are Canadian...AXA would sell us travel medical insurance then? (Just to be clear) Thanks in advance! Ayr & Lori
Not a bad budget by ANY means, Jon! As a single man, my costs in CM CAN be somewhat lower but at times, they can also be higher. Still, this city IS much cheaper than Bangkok, never mind Hong Kong/Kowloon (all places I DO adore and HAVE spent plenty of time in). Thanks for showing a part of the city near the apartment/flat complex I live in along Thapae Rd! 🙂
Great info. Thank you. Mortgage under a third of your overall expenditure. Pretty good. In Western societies rent/mortgage payments are ordinarily significantly greater, in proportion. Pay the principal down as fast as humanly possible, wherever you live, is my advice. Owning as opposed to renting/mortgaging makes a life-changing difference to the daily financial pressures of life.
I know this is a bit picky, but I wish people would pay attention to your name. It’s Jon not John. Just a pet peeve of mine that people get others’ names correct.
Reminds me too my brothers name is John but it's not short for Jonathan and people would be Jonathan? Hey Jonathan and it's like no his full name is john lol
Great video. Been in Bangkok/Pattaya/Jomtien for 16 months now. Next move is to Chiang Mai. I'm here alone and live great for on average $1,400 USD/51,000 Baht per month. Looks like in Chiang Mai I can do better!
John the same as my daughters school when she was in Bangkok 10 000 per month but it was Americans teaching English 😂 they say mom side walk and different words but both of my daughters go to school and 6th form here in uk 🇬🇧 John if your daughter got her university degree here she could earn double the salary in Thailand something to consider
Nice thanks! Very Honest & realistic. Too many of those I live on $400 a month in Thailand videos 😉Your examples are a more realistic life IMHO including visa, health & car insure etc Thanks!
Just come across your channel normaly i hate 99 percent of bloggers but you seem to keep it reall..what is your take on holiday accommodation i find it expensive all over Thailand.im just looking for accommodation on Meykong river in chian rai area .its going to hurt but my wife has work hard and we have just finished building our house so stressed out.in a hotel river views its going to cost us 8.500 for 7 days mind you the room in high season was much more expensive i just dont see how they can justify these prices..because wen i was paying rent at only 5.000 per month for 3 bed house here in lampang..yes i live here.... i find most bloggers sugar coating things saying how cheep it is when in fact its not and its not easy to find ...it has taken me 20 hours looking for best deal...cheers mate😮
Thanks mate, appreciate that! Hmmm, holiday accommodation I find can be quite reasonable for a decent room. Here in Chiang Mai 600 a night could get a decent place, 1k could be a nice room. Over 2k and you're getting something very nice :)
@@JonInChiangMaiwe'd love to hear from you. in what areas we should look to find a nice room for 600-1000THB if possible? Is that doable near Old Town? Or should we go further out? We want to stay 2 months and be able to walk everywhere if possible. Thanks in advance from these Canadians! 👋
I went to a Bangkok hospital clinic for food poison and I seen a doctor and got antibiotic medication for a few days for 400 something baht. I’ve also seen a doctor at the Bangkok hospital chiang mai for around 1000 baht. Very affordable.
What is a good life to you ? that’s the question … your world view of good life is likely drastically different to someone’s else’s view .. gotta add in extroverts,ambiverts and introverts along with the who likes to be frugal,humble vs extravagant/flashy stringy vs luxuriant many different types of people… like for me I don’t drink,smoke or really ever party that cuts a whole lot for me on cost vs someone who indulges in all that daily and weekly … drinks and parties add up like crazy in Thailand for people who love those things
