[masaredera]

What about a car? How much does a new/used car cost in LoS?

I'm dreaming about a Toyota Landcruiser or similar, but I can settle for less if that kind of car is crazy expensive...

[DownloadMan]

Spendy compared to real world prices.
Honda CITY,, just under a mil baht, 800K the last time I checked.
Honda CIVIC,,about 1.4 mil

and the land cruiser I will guess at close to 2 mil.

And most pickups just under a mil.

[Obsententicab]

28 prices and you dicuss 3-4 ?? Come on lol

Yes I should have mentioned these are BKK prices, not the prices you can find elsewhere in the rural areas. For example the prices on Haircuts is between THB50-300, and in Mukdohan a male haircut is about THB 20.

[WertyNtont]

Quote[/b] ]Never seen Beer Chang sold in 1ltr bottles, are you sure they are not 0.66 litre bottles ?

You're probably right there. I was just guessing, because I don't actually read the bottles while I'm drinking them.

Quote[/b] ]...I want to eat farang food sometimes...

Like I indicated above, to each his own. I don't even eat food farang when we are in the States. I just don't like the stuff; too much cheese, oil, beef, etc. and not enough rice and greens. Plus, I am a chili fanatic and we grow our own. Food farang is just too oily and bland for my tastes.

[Obsententicab]

Here are some current farang needs in Thailand and the prices to go along with them. These prices are about a year old, what are the opinion of non-residents?

Sorry formatting looks bad, I am trying to figure it out.




McDonalds combo meal 90 Baht
KFC combo meal 75 Baht
Burger King Whopper combo meal 125 Baht
Can of Pepsi in a store 15 Baht
2 mile taxi ride 50 Baht
Fried rice on the street or at restaurant 25 - 35 Baht
2 pints of drinking water 5 Baht
35mm Film 85 Baht
Local call from phone booth (3 minute I think) 1 Baht
Singha (Thai) beer 10 ounce / 20 ounce at store 35 / 55 Baht
Heineken beer 10 ounce / 20 ounce at store 40 / 70 Baht
Jack Daniel's 700 ml bottle 900 Baht
Serving of fruit 10 Baht
Bangkok Post & The Nation newspaper 20 Baht
Package of cheap & expensive noodles 5 / 14 Baht
Cheap & Expensive men's haircut 50 / 350+ Baht
Levis 501 jeans 2,350 Baht
Generic Tylonol 500 mg 10 tablets generic brand 10 Baht
New release English paperback books 300 - 450 Baht
New release English hardback books 595 - 995 Baht
New release movie ticket at theater 100 - 140 Baht
VHS video / DVD movie rental 30 - 50 Baht
New release DVD (copied) 100 - 200 baht
New release DVD (original) 120 - 1,000 baht
Local phone call (direct phone line / apartment line) 3 / 5 Baht
4 X 6 digital photo print 3 - 5 baht
1 litre of 91 octane gasoline 21 baht
1 litre of diesel fuel 14.59 baht

[xsVfF9Em]

Quote[/b] (visionchaser45 @ Oct. 24 2004,18:59)]That's what farang who stay in the city run into. First, why would anyone want to eat food farang in Thailand? That stuff is junk food in America, and it seems even junkier in Thailand. Second, staying in Bangkok, Pattaya, and other tourist areas for farang will always be more expensive than staying in the countryside. Finally, it is much easier to get into trouble in the city (you name the malady).

Once I arrive at my family home north of Kalasin, I pay a total of $1,000 U.S. (40,000 baht) for an entire month. I eat like a king and feed the whole family too. I can go to the big market in Sahatsakhan on the 11th and 25th of every month and buy just about anything I want. I can get anything else in Kalasin or Khon Kaen. I can buy Beer Chang (3 - 1ltr bottles for 100 baht). The market for food is open every day and everything is fresh and inexpensive. But, hey, to each his own.

1.Never seen Beer Chang sold in 1ltr bottles, are you sure they are not 0.66 litre bottles ?

2. What comes to living costs , I get 23000thb from my government every month. If I have "sanuk-month", I have to use some of my savings, otherwise it is enough for me to live...

3. And yes, I want to eat farang food sometimes, even thai food is good. Unfortunately, good farang food is hard to find here in Lampang.

4. I was in Pty last week and it seemed that things cost three times what they cost here....

[Obsententicab]

LOL great info Vision and Seeker even more for the list!
Thank you both, I kinda liked the motor bike, I never coulda guessed that one. I will start new thread on Auto's for my own curiousity. I didn't think about the reality of what you would possibly use the gasoline for lol nice point.

As for the Western food, my wife cooks Thai food everyday, every meal, and believe me, sometimes you need a change of pace. Once a month We either take the kids for fast food, make Lasagna, or order a pizza. Of course when in Thailand on vacation I never eat Western food, but I am sure if i were to live there it would be nice to get some home flavored food every couple months. If nothing else for the sake of being sentimental.

[textarchive]

Great topic!

Stacker, you covered a wide base of Farang needs on that list. I wonder what our other fellow expats think about this... I guess the extent varies with the individual.

I'd cross out quite a few entries on the list though: all the alcoholic stuff, the film and digital prints, noodles, phone calls from booth (have local cell phone), English books (only language books now, lol), clothing (get new clothes from the US).. gas (driving in Bkk? No way!!) Movies (nah... games instead), Tylenol.

but every deleted item results in some additional expense of a different kind: Green tea (20 baht); phone card for cell phone (300 baht) , public transport (?), Internet card (~300 baht); games for PC (?);

Quote[/b] ]Second-hand motor bike 20,000 - 40,000 baht

Hmmmm??? Though Stacker didn't say, I thought we are talking about things bought on a regular basis (see list on top).

I don't see anything wrong with eating Western food in Thailand. I do it occasionally too. Its a nice change, after stuffing myself silly with the local delicacies. Even my Thai friends who've been to the US for half a year, they too ate home (Thai) food, not only what the locals eat.

[WertyNtont]

Bus from Bangkok to Sahatsakhan 313 baht
One chicken 50-60 baht
One kilo of beef 120 baht
One kilo of pork 75 baht
One bottle of coke 10 baht
One kilo chilis 30 baht
Catfish 35 baht per kilo
Papaya 5 kilo for 30 baht
Bottled water 5 baht
One buffalo (adult) 16,000 baht
Sticky rice 200 baht for 16 kilos
Second-hand motor bike 20,000 - 40,000 baht

[w4WBthjv]

Anyone knows how much it cost to own a house say in chiang mai? And how about starting a cafe business?

[WertyNtont]

That's what farang who stay in the city run into. First, why would anyone want to eat food farang in Thailand? That stuff is junk food in America, and it seems even junkier in Thailand. Second, staying in Bangkok, Pattaya, and other tourist areas for farang will always be more expensive than staying in the countryside. Finally, it is much easier to get into trouble in the city (you name the malady).

Once I arrive at my family home north of Kalasin, I pay a total of $1,000 U.S. (40,000 baht) for an entire month. I eat like a king and feed the whole family too. I can go to the big market in Sahatsakhan on the 11th and 25th of every month and buy just about anything I want. I can get anything else in Kalasin or Khon Kaen. I can buy Beer Chang (3 - 0.66 ltr bottles for 100 baht). The market for food is open every day and everything is fresh and inexpensive. But, hey, to each his own.

[Obsententicab]

Houses have about the same value or percieved value based on location nearly anywhere. You can own (following law needs some understanding if you are not citizen) a home for anywhere from THB500,000- whatever you would like to spend. Some homes in CM can easily go above THB16,000,000.

Business I would have no guess at all.