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Originally Posted by Ross
Isn't it cheap as hell to live there tho? I know a guy who lived there for 2.5 years and him living like a king cost about $3000 per month.
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It's definitely not expensive, but I wouldn't say it's cheap either. For example, back when I was living in downtown West Vancouver, I was spending about $4000 per-month. Up here in suburbia NE Thailand, I'd say I'm spending about $3000/month. We're comfortable, have a nice house, and never go with out, but definitely don't live like kings.
Depends though. You could live off $300/month no problem up here, if wanted. That's assuming you don't care about air-conditioning, don't mind having a few thousand ants as roommates, and don't mind getting your protein from chicken feet, intestines, and shit like that.
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Originally Posted by jscott
Thank gawd I learned to love kuay teaw mee  saving me a ton of money |
"kuay twea"? You mean เก๋้วยเตี๊ยว? Soup with noodles, some luchin, bit of pork, etc.? Yeah, I'm sick of that stuff. Too many nights 2am rolls around, and we decide we're hungry, and that's the only thing available at that time. We never stock up on food, and just buy day-to-day, because there's too many people coming in and out all the time, so anything we do buy disappears quite quickly. Except my beer. Everyone that comes into my house knows not to touch my beer.