Title: Thailand Cost of Living ($650) - How Much to Live in Thailand in 2021
Headings: A Little Expat Living… Cost of Living in Chiang Mai, Thailand (2021)
A Little Expat Living… Cost of Living in Chiang Mai, Thailand (2021)
Last Updated on January 31, 2021
Why Move to Thailand?
What Does It Cost to Live in Thailand?
Minimum Cost Living in Thailand in 2021: USD $650
Chiang Mai Cost of Living: $650 to $1800
Bangkok Cost of Living: Cost of Living: USD $700 – $3,000
What’s the Quality of Life?
What Do You Get for Your Rent?
Tasty Local Eats
Transportation
New Friendships & The Thai Expat Scene
Resources for Moving to Thailand
The Basics of Moving to Thailand
Planning a Research Trip to Thailand?
Where to Stay
What to Do
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Content: What Does It Cost to Live in Thailand? Living in Thailand comes down to two things: your baseline costs (fixed monthly expenses), and your personal lifestyle, which you add onto the top of those costs. Foreigners will have baseline living costs of USD $600 minimum. That’s in a place like Chiang Mai, and it will cost more to live in the Thai island, Bangkok, or retiree hotspots. This figure is used as a minimum—these estimates do not include the visa runs you’ll need if you’re on a tourist visa. Even with the double entry visa, border runs are necessary every 60-90-ish days. Retirees will have their own specific minimum social security income they need to prove before they will receive the retiree visa. This number includes eating a fair amount of Thai food, choosing a smaller apartment, and things like that—it’s about the minimum base average you could reasonably expect to maintain long-term, and I find that it’s mostly digital nomads who are willing to live on this figure. Retired expats report minimum monthly expenses above USD $1000 when