• Expat Retirement
• Overseas Retirement Information

This tool will give you an approximation of funds required for living or retiring in Thailand. The factors we use in calculating are generalizations and can vary significantly.

You will need to do some of your own research, especially for estimating health insurance, health care, automobile, etc. More about our approach.

Weekly Expenses
Meals and Dining	how many meals / week
Thai food
Western food
Entertainment
I go bar hopping / week	Not at all 1 times 2 times 3 times 4 times 5 times 6 times 7 times
Drinks per outing	1 2 3 4 5 6
I drink	Cheap beer Premium beer Thai whiskey Western whiskey Premium whiskey Cheap wine Good wine
I tend to frequent	Cheap bars Upscale bars Top clubs
Companionship / week	Not my style 1 time 2 times 3 times 4 times 5 times 6 times 7 times
Public transport - Amount/wk
Monthly Expenses
Rent	My living preferences
Quality	Normally Tight Budget Well Really Well
Location	Bangkok Metro Bangkok Party Zone Bangkok Outskirts Phuket - On the Beach Phuket - Beach Area Phuket - Inland Chiang Mai - by River Chiang Mai - Metro Chiang Mai - Outskirts Pattaya - Beach area Pattaya - Outskirts Hua Hin - Beach area Hua Hin - Outskirts Koh Samui - Beach area Koh Samui - Inland a bit Up Country
Size / Type	Small Apartment Small Condo 2 Br Apartment 2 Br Condo Small House Large House
Activities	cost each - times/month
Golf	Cost / mo
Diving	Cost / mo
Bowling	Cost / mo
Others
	Cost / mo
	Cost / mo
	Cost / mo
	Cost / mo
Internet	None Dialup ADSL Broadband Satellite
UBC TV	None Standard Premium
Utilities
Electricity	No Air Con Air Con at Night Lots of Air Con
Telephone
Landline	Calls/day*L
Mobile	Calls/day*M
Water	Normal And a Lawn Pool and Lawn
Annual Expenses
Visa run	Trips/year Cost/trip
Private Transportation
Automobile
Fuel/month
Maintenance/year
Motorcycle
Fuel/month
Maintenance/year
Other Annual Expenses
Clothing/year
Health Insurance/year
Health Care/year
School Fees

 
Our approach with this tool.

• All budget items are normalized as monthly expenses
• To give you some approximations
• To remind you of what you may need to consider
• We welcome your feedback

*L - be sure to include an estimated number of times you plan on connecting to a landline internet connection. Landline is generally (but not always) charged by the number of hours connected, so staying online can be more expensive than dialing up for each usage
*M - depends to a great extent on your calling arrangement and provider