Author: Divert Living
AMERICAN AND THAI DISCUSS ABOUT COST OF LIVING IN THAILAND ( CHIANGMAI AND BANGKOK ) FIND THE USEFUL LINK AND INFOMATION BELOW :
Hi friends !! As we travel full time, besides the big passion we have on traveling, money is one of the main factor keeping us going on the road, we are really careful when it comes to spending and saving money, that’s why we always stay long term in each city/country in order to save the apartment cost, that’s does not only affect our budget in a positive way but it also helps us travel more, understand and immerse ourself into the culture of each city/country better also.
FIXED COST
1. Rental ( Chiangmai ) : we rent apartment at The Trio, Huay Kaew. It is closed to Maya Mall. You can also look into more detail from this video : https://youtu.be/y4CLRf8-0vY
2. Motorbike ( Chiangmai ) We rent motorbike from Mango bike rent, it is the cheapest we could find in December,2017 it cost us 2,500 / month / motorbike You can also look into more detail from their website : http://www.mangobikesrent.com
3. Home Internet – we get the service from 3BB, the reason why is because our landloard suggest us this service provider. Besides 3BB, another famous home internet provider in Thailand is TRUE
4. Mobile data : We get the service from TRUE, Besides TRUE, another famous mobile data provider is DTAC and AIS
VARIABLE COST :
Transportation
– sky train : find out the route and timetable here : http://www.bts.co.th/customer/en/02-route-current_new.aspx
– Bus : http://www.bmta.co.th/?q=en/services
– Airport rail link : http://www.srtet.co.th/index.php/en/information-ticket
MOBILE TOP UP
– We top up the money at 7-11 and sometimes from Boonterm machine
FOOD
– We cook most of the time, and where we love doing grocery is TESCO LOTUS as the meat and bakery there is cheap and vegetables at times got the discount up to 70%
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