[anonnomad]

My suggestion for newcomers is a budget of 2000-4000 EUR month for comfortable living in Bangkok (depending on your level of comfortableness). The daily live of a 500 EUR worker is not the same as that of an expat (e.g. membership at a co-work space alone will set you back ~200$/month). Gyms are as expensive as in the west.

[purplelobster]

Really? I live very comfortably in Stockholm (a very expensive place) with 1500 EUR. How on earth would you need 4000 EUR in Bangkok?

[anonnomad]

4000 EUR is very comfortable living.

- ~800 EUR for a nice 1-br condo in a central location - ~100 EUR el./internet/tv/3g - ~100 EUR for transport (these motorbike taxis and bts rides are adding up). - ~150 EUR for co-work membership.

= 1150 EUR fix per month.

Now with the rest you can go eat and drink. 100 EUR = big nightout, 50 EUR dinner and drinks, 20 EUR low-key dinner with drinks, 4-10 EUR just dinner outside.

Add another few 100 EUR for a visa run every once in a while.

Also don't forget that you're likely still paying for some stuff back home, insurances, etc.

[peterjancelis]

For others wondering if 2K euro is really needed, there are plenty of 'digital nomads' living in Ho Chi Minh and Bangkok for $1200 a month. That's with a serviced studio and restaurants all the time.