Trevor
Working in Lamphun
Monthly Earnings 28,000
Q1. How much do you earn from teaching per month?
28,000
Q2. How much of that can you realistically save per month?
Two to three thousand baht to cover unexpected bills.
Q3. How much do you pay for your accommodation and what do you live in exactly (house, apartment, condo)?
I live in a house.
Q4. What do you spend a month on the following things?
Transportation
1,000 baht
Utility bills
700 baht
Food - both restaurants and supermarket shopping
15,000 baht
Nightlife and drinking
2,000 baht
Books, computers
Nothing
Q5. How would you summarize your standard of living in one sentence?
Comfortable
Q6. What do you consider to be a real 'bargain' here?
Utility costs, food and dining out
Q7. In your opinion, how much money does anyone need to earn here in order to survive?
To have a reasonable standard of living I would say that you need to be earning 25,000 to 30,000 if you live out of Bangkok and double that if you live in Bangkok.
Phil's analysis and comment
Not really anything to get my teeth into there, although 15,000 baht on food when you earn 28K a month doesn't seem quite right. Er....Lamphun is quite nice so I've heard. Is it?
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