I grew up in Vegas but probably far different than the one you know. I left Vegas in 1968. Went back a few yrs ago because my dad lived in BC and needed help. I was shocked! How it’s changed. Moving on! Massages are the best! Like you eluded to, it’s makes it hard to justify getting one anywhere else! Watching your videos is making me want to visit again!
I live in Singapore and rarely go to a nice restaurant, get a ride-share, or get a massage here because it is too expensive. It is really nice to be able to do all of these things without worrying about the cost when I visit Thailand
Having a full-time or live-in house keeper is still very common for upper middle income families, what has changed over the years is that most housekeepers are now immigrants, from Laos or Myanmar. Some are legal, some are not.
The first thing that came to mind for me was massages. In Bangkok the place I go to charges 850 baht ($25) + 200 baht tip for a 2 hr Thai massage. The place I found in El Cerrito, California (SF Bay Area) that gave equally good massages cost $120 (2 hr) + $20 tip. The first time I ever got a massage was in Bangkok. I've been going to the same place since 2105. For most of my 6 years in Bangkok I was going once per week. I had also met 2 girls that work there that gave excellent massages and I go to them exclusively. Housecleaning - our house cleaner here in the countryside is not live-in but she comes 6 days per week. She works all day. We pay her 7,000 baht/month ($210). I rented a condo in central Bangkok, near the Phra Khanong BTS station. It was a 1 bedroom, 50 sq meter (530 sq ft) condo. The rent was 25,000 baht/mo ($745). The rent stayed the same the 6 years we were there. I inquired last week about returning there and she said the rent would be the same.
Ramze, Does your live-in house keeper do all the laundry, clean the house, run errands for you, do the grocery shopping, cook meals for you, and of course pet sit? Can she legally drive a car? In another video you stated what you pay her (shhhh...I won't tell anyone) and she also gets free rent, food, utilities, and fast internet. Did you also get her or pay for her cellphone bill? A separate video on where and how you found her online (Facebook or Reddit groups, how you set expectations, training, issues, etc would be greatly appreciated.
She does everything around the house minus cooking but that was based on our desire since we like to eat out. Anything she does off property is her own responsibility. I do not pay any of her bills but I do help with things when I can (like a visa agent I pay for). Each one will be different and especially if they’re Thai. I used a Facebook group for Nannies and housekeepers. Our number one reason and job for her is our dogs.
You do you pal. Sounds like you're doing a good job ignoring the haters. People who hate on others success never worked hard enough. Love that you got full-time dog carer. I might do that. But most BKK condos don't allow dogs obviously. But I'm leaving too if they start taxing us with no additional benefits.
I've seen a few videos from other Thailand expats claiming the country is expensive to live there, but they all mostly failed to do a comparison of prices to their home country vs Thailand. Some of their argument points said that Thailand is expensive because you can get ripped off in gogo bars and clubs. They also said expats will get charged more on nearly everything compared to what natives are charged. I believe this part is true and a good point, but the overall costs, as you shown, were still far less compared to a similar area in the US. It's a give or take situation for expats.
Speaking of eating out, the last few days I have gone out for dinner and they were some of my most expensive meals - $10 & $12. Usually breakfast is between $3 and $6 for some variation on an "English Breakfast", serving size is a bit smaller than in the US, but still a good meal.
@@mattlawrence7130 Top restaurants are about 1000 baht per person, that is around $30. You can eat even cheaper like $2 if you really want to go cheap. I spend on average around 120.000 baht a month in Thailand. If the Thai government wants to tax me 30% fine ,I will be cutting back to 80.000 a month.
My husband and I wont be there on 9/24 but we would love to meet up when we come to Jomtien in November. We’re from Guam and Henderson, LV. We also do real estate and in our 50s. Thinking of spending more and more time in Thailand (semi-retirement) and really appreciate the real-ness of your videos.
You should do a video on private boat charters to small islands with beautiful water. In the Philippines, they have private boat charters and they will make you lunch on a little island where they take you to. I’m sure Thailand has to have the same.
Excellent video and information. thank you. Do you ever notice how the negative comments stem from lack of money? I see it all the time on my twitter acct. The poor never say "nice vid" or "thank you".... I see it all the time..... Currently I am in Medellin and going back to Miami, soon Pattaya. Rough amount per month will be $5000, working my way to $10K a month, probably over planning jejejeje Gracias amigo
Love this topic the real reason to move anywhere outside of your country. The ability to afford to buy the nice things you can’t afford wherever you’re from. 1. 3 legit massages a week. This includes facial massage, feet massage 2. 1-2 massages that end Happy a week 3. I enjoy a strait razor shave 2-3 times a week 4. Daily Restaurant visits 5. Sports club yoga, palates, badminton and Thi chi practice sessions This is why I’m moving from where I live now Las Vegas. You can’t afford those luxuries that frequently, plus pay for your housing utilities. Now I prefer to live in BKK over Pattaya but to each their own
@@RamzeTravelsI won’t make the move permanent I’m more of a slow traveler. Every 90 Days pick up and move. I’m keeping my house in Vegas. I enjoy the winter months. My going in rotation is Thailand, Vietnam, S Korea with shorter trips to Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Japan .
Your bang on the money with the massages they certainly know what there doing and i like a hard massage and the Thais can get stuck into you like you say with there elbows and knees etc i love it and there cheap over there in Western Australia a few Thai massage places started popping up around the place a few years ago and where never as cheap as Thailand but where reasonable NOW you’ve paying close to what you would pay for an Australian Masseuse
When taxes go up on foreigners in Thailand, foreigners will be cutting back on some of those things. Getting my clothes washed and ironed , gardener once a day, cleaning my house, top restaurants 2 times a week.
Nothing beats a good foot massage in Thailand, I’m the same as you, I love massage but just can’t justify getting one in Australia at $80 anymore cos it just can’t live up to the ones I get in Thailand 🇹🇭
thank you for this terrific cost analysis which I greatly appreciate. I aspire to replicate your lifestyle ! What are your average utilities expenses for your 4000sf apartment? How often do you run the air conditioning? 24/7? Thank you.
@@RamzeTravels Wow! You are terrific! Thank you so much for your RAPID reply. What approximate percentage of your utilities bill would be allocated to charging your car? Thanks for helping me crunch the numbers as I create a total budget estimate. Your two pets are very lucky dogs!
any idea how much a live in nurse/maid would cost a month for my 82yr old mother who needs supervision & help walking? any info would be greatly appreciated[not planning on moving there yr round just winters[I'm in Canada @ present] thx great info!
It will vary depending on where you live, if you need a fluent english speaker, and credentials. There are plenty of live-in nannies, nurses, and maids for a relatively low cost. For you situation, I would think $300usd/month is a decent starting point but if you want someone credentialed and a fluent English speaker, it can go up from there (double or more). It really depends on your needs but I’ve had success with this personally. It’s totally viable with good research and patience.
My Thai friend has a sick parent who has a live in, full time caregiver with free room and board. She is a middle aged, uneducated woman from the countryside and no nursing skills. Just follows orders for care. Salary is 20k baht which is considered higher than average for what she does.
I must be doing something wrong on Bolt, been paying 115-135b for a quick sprint from the riviera ocean drive to central festival and same amount back without a tip. For how quick and short the drive is I’d be willing to be a bolt driver to do that one way 4bucks….
Great video. Hey did you ever talk about what you are planning to do about the tax changes in Thailand? Are you planning to submit a Thai tax return for 2024 on all the money you brought into the country? Does that change your long term plans to stay there if they start collecting 30% or whatever?
The problem with the good Thai massage is that once you experience the real thing, you kind if become dependent on it as part of the normal wellbeing. Yes you feel way better. But you kind of have to move to TH.
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Not to have to worry about cost is a luxury itself
I grew up in Vegas but probably far different than the one you know. I left Vegas in 1968. Went back a few yrs ago because my dad lived in BC and needed help. I was shocked! How it’s changed. Moving on! Massages are the best! Like you eluded to, it’s makes it hard to justify getting one anywhere else! Watching your videos is making me want to visit again!
I live in Singapore and rarely go to a nice restaurant, get a ride-share, or get a massage here because it is too expensive. It is really nice to be able to do all of these things without worrying about the cost when I visit Thailand
The nice part is you’re an affordable short flight away! 🙏
Having a full-time or live-in house keeper is still very common for upper middle income families, what has changed over the years is that most housekeepers are now immigrants, from Laos or Myanmar. Some are legal, some are not.
The first thing that came to mind for me was massages. In Bangkok the place I go to charges 850 baht ($25) + 200 baht tip for a 2 hr Thai massage. The place I found in El Cerrito, California (SF Bay Area) that gave equally good massages cost $120 (2 hr) + $20 tip.
The first time I ever got a massage was in Bangkok. I've been going to the same place since 2105. For most of my 6 years in Bangkok I was going once per week. I had also met 2 girls that work there that gave excellent massages and I go to them exclusively.
Housecleaning - our house cleaner here in the countryside is not live-in but she comes 6 days per week. She works all day. We pay her 7,000 baht/month ($210).
I rented a condo in central Bangkok, near the Phra Khanong BTS station. It was a 1 bedroom, 50 sq meter (530 sq ft) condo. The rent was 25,000 baht/mo ($745). The rent stayed the same the 6 years we were there. I inquired last week about returning there and she said the rent would be the same.
Ramze,
Does your live-in house keeper do all the laundry, clean the house, run errands for you, do the grocery shopping, cook meals for you, and of course pet sit?
Can she legally drive a car?
In another video you stated what you pay her (shhhh...I won't tell anyone) and she also gets free rent, food, utilities, and fast internet.
Did you also get her or pay for her cellphone bill?
A separate video on where and how you found her online (Facebook or Reddit groups, how you set expectations, training, issues, etc would be greatly appreciated.
She does everything around the house minus cooking but that was based on our desire since we like to eat out. Anything she does off property is her own responsibility. I do not pay any of her bills but I do help with things when I can (like a visa agent I pay for).
Each one will be different and especially if they’re Thai. I used a Facebook group for Nannies and housekeepers. Our number one reason and job for her is our dogs.
what video did he talk about having a house maid, i was wondering if I would eventually get one
You do you pal. Sounds like you're doing a good job ignoring the haters. People who hate on others success never worked hard enough.
Love that you got full-time dog carer. I might do that. But most BKK condos don't allow dogs obviously.
But I'm leaving too if they start taxing us with no additional benefits.
Appreciate your frank analysis.
Excellent info thank you for your time & info.
My pleasure.
Enjoy your life and don’t listen People must be jealous 😂😂😂😂😊
I've seen a few videos from other Thailand expats claiming the country is expensive to live there, but they all mostly failed to do a comparison of prices to their home country vs Thailand. Some of their argument points said that Thailand is expensive because you can get ripped off in gogo bars and clubs. They also said expats will get charged more on nearly everything compared to what natives are charged. I believe this part is true and a good point, but the overall costs, as you shown, were still far less compared to a similar area in the US. It's a give or take situation for expats.
Speaking of eating out, the last few days I have gone out for dinner and they were some of my most expensive meals - $10 & $12. Usually breakfast is between $3 and $6 for some variation on an "English Breakfast", serving size is a bit smaller than in the US, but still a good meal.
@@mattlawrence7130 Top restaurants are about 1000 baht per person, that is around $30. You can eat even cheaper like $2 if you really want to go cheap. I spend on average around 120.000 baht a month in Thailand. If the Thai government wants to tax me 30% fine ,I will be cutting back to 80.000 a month.
My husband and I wont be there on 9/24 but we would love to meet up when we come to Jomtien in November. We’re from Guam and Henderson, LV. We also do real estate and in our 50s. Thinking of spending more and more time in Thailand (semi-retirement) and really appreciate the real-ness of your videos.
Email me when you come. Would love to meet you 🙏
Thumbs up 👍 Ramze
What a great video! Thank you!🙏🏻
Thank you for the kind words 🙏
You should do a video on private boat charters to small islands with beautiful water. In the Philippines, they have private boat charters and they will make you lunch on a little island where they take you to. I’m sure Thailand has to have the same.
Something I look forward to doing.
Excellent video and information. thank you. Do you ever notice how the negative comments stem from lack of money? I see it all the time on my twitter acct. The poor never say "nice vid" or "thank you".... I see it all the time..... Currently I am in Medellin and going back to Miami, soon Pattaya. Rough amount per month will be $5000, working my way to $10K a month, probably over planning jejejeje Gracias amigo
Eye opening 😳
Living your best life what’s not to like ? Great to see what’s ahead when I move there excellent video !
I think the massages alone would be enough to move. Not for the "happy ending", but just good massages without being worried about the cost.
Agreed
Love this topic the real reason to move anywhere outside of your country. The ability to afford to buy the nice things you can’t afford wherever you’re from.
1. 3 legit massages a week. This includes facial massage, feet massage
2. 1-2 massages that end Happy a week
3. I enjoy a strait razor shave 2-3 times a week
4. Daily Restaurant visits
5. Sports club yoga, palates, badminton and Thi chi practice sessions
This is why I’m moving from where I live now Las Vegas. You can’t afford those luxuries that frequently, plus pay for your housing utilities. Now I prefer to live in BKK over Pattaya but to each their own
I can from Vegas so I completely agree. I don’t plan on being in Pattaya for too long.
@@RamzeTravelsI won’t make the move permanent I’m more of a slow traveler. Every 90 Days pick up and move. I’m keeping my house in Vegas. I enjoy the winter months. My going in rotation is Thailand, Vietnam, S Korea with shorter trips to Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Japan .
@@RamzeTravels
You're moving to Chiang Mai at the end of your lease aren't you?
Seems like a highly likely but that’s a ways away still. Lots can change.
@@RamzeTravels I knew it!
Reflection building 5 cleaners 800 tb
Your bang on the money with the massages they certainly know what there doing and i like a hard massage and the Thais can get stuck into you like you say with there elbows and knees etc i love it and there cheap over there in Western Australia a few Thai massage places started popping up around the place a few years ago and where never as cheap as Thailand but where reasonable NOW you’ve paying close to what you would pay for an Australian Masseuse
When taxes go up on foreigners in Thailand, foreigners will be cutting back on some of those things. Getting my clothes washed and ironed , gardener once a day, cleaning my house, top restaurants 2 times a week.
Nothing beats a good foot massage in Thailand, I’m the same as you, I love massage but just can’t justify getting one in Australia at $80 anymore cos it just can’t live up to the ones I get in Thailand 🇹🇭
thank you for this terrific cost analysis which I greatly appreciate. I aspire to replicate your lifestyle ! What are your average utilities expenses for your 4000sf apartment? How often do you run the air conditioning? 24/7? Thank you.
$300 a month or around 10K baht. Usually 1 AC at all times based on room we are in and sometimes 2. I also charge my car at home.
@@RamzeTravels Wow! You are terrific! Thank you so much for your RAPID reply. What approximate percentage of your utilities bill would be allocated to charging your car? Thanks for helping me crunch the numbers as I create a total budget estimate. Your two pets are very lucky dogs!
I’d say my car accounts for around 10-15% of that electric bill.
I can clean up after myself, but one of my dogs needs a 24/7 live in dog sitter. He doesn't like when i leave to go to the grocery store 🤦♀️😂.
These things happen but in the end, dogs are the greatest living things on earth 🐶❤️
any idea how much a live in nurse/maid would cost a month for my 82yr old mother who needs supervision & help walking? any info would be greatly appreciated[not planning on moving there yr round just winters[I'm in Canada @ present] thx great info!
I’ve unfortunately never looked into that. I have found that most places in Thailand will email you back with answers to your questions.
It will vary depending on where you live, if you need a fluent english speaker, and credentials. There are plenty of live-in nannies, nurses, and maids for a relatively low cost. For you situation, I would think $300usd/month is a decent starting point but if you want someone credentialed and a fluent English speaker, it can go up from there (double or more). It really depends on your needs but I’ve had success with this personally. It’s totally viable with good research and patience.
My Thai friend has a sick parent who has a live in, full time caregiver with free room and board. She is a middle aged, uneducated woman from the countryside and no nursing skills. Just follows orders for care. Salary is 20k baht which is considered higher than average for what she does.
I must be doing something wrong on Bolt, been paying 115-135b for a quick sprint from the riviera ocean drive to central festival and same amount back without a tip. For how quick and short the drive is I’d be willing to be a bolt driver to do that one way 4bucks….
I’d also recommend buying the coupon packages on Grab that you can use for transport and food. They work out really well if you use them often.
@@RamzeTravels Never heard of this for Uber or Lyft in U.S.
How does that work?
Have you been to Philippines sir?
Not yet
Great video. Hey did you ever talk about what you are planning to do about the tax changes in Thailand? Are you planning to submit a Thai tax return for 2024 on all the money you brought into the country? Does that change your long term plans to stay there if they start collecting 30% or whatever?
Nothing official yet and I’m going to touch on it in tomorrow’s video.
You may need to checkout the list of countries that signed double tax agreement with Thailand.
The problem with the good Thai massage is that once you experience the real thing, you kind if become dependent on it as part of the normal wellbeing. Yes you feel way better. But you kind of have to move to TH.
One of the biggest perks for sure 👍
Or marry aThai massage girl😊
Can you refer your realtor?
I used Cornerstone Realty here in Pattaya.
@@RamzeTravels thank you, thank you so much!!!
I love full body massage. I pay 100 a massage here in the USA. Rip off