Thailand Tip: On Cash Needed To Stay In Thailand

Answer : This question is oft asked and difficult to answer. It really depends on what kind of lifestyle you want to enjoy. At the top end then you can really spend as much as in any Western country if you have it but more realistically I'd say that 40,000 Baht a month would give you a pretty luxurious life style; enough to rent yourself a decent place to stay, eat well and go out for a drink or more at night (as long as it isn't all night every night). At the other end of the scale if you're prepared to go budget, stay in one place for a while before moving on, and stick to simple Thai food you could easily live on 20,000 or less a month. Perhaps somewhere between the two would be about right for most people?