Excellent video, thank you! I will be spending a week in Hua Hin in early February. I want to see if it could be my retirement home in approx 1 year. So far, from TH-cam videos, it looks perfect! I've heard that pre Covid, there was a ferry that you could take from Hua Hin to Pattaya, but that they shut it down. 😢 Have you heard if that Ferry service started back up again (asking for a friend). 😂
Thanks for the feedback 🙂 yeah check it out for yourself before you settle down. It's always the friend that's asking 😂 but I'm sorry to disappoint your friend, atm there is no ferry from Hua Hin to Pattaya. Retirement in Pattaya, how would that look like? 🤔
If I have to live in Thailand forever in my early 50s now, at least $3K on monthly pension will be enough PLUS $100K of savings for emergency. I used to live in Pattaya for 6 months of 2023 and I budgeted that amount. Back in Cali working & planning to retire around early 2026.
Good video, a realistic monthly budget can be taken from the Thai retirement visa requirement which is 65,000 Thai baht per month. Approximately $2,750 Can or $1,907 US. It's always more expensive than people realize, and don't forget the new Thai tax grab.
Nah...been there done that over a decade ago. If you're a beach person then this place sucks..no shade, no trees, no umbrella restaurants on the beach and to make matters even worse, the locals here are not that friendly. With that noted, it sure seems great for a person who doesn't know much.
Excellent video, thank you! I will be spending a week in Hua Hin in early February. I want to see if it could be my retirement home in approx 1 year. So far, from TH-cam videos, it looks perfect! I've heard that pre Covid, there was a ferry that you could take from Hua Hin to Pattaya, but that they shut it down. 😢 Have you heard if that Ferry service started back up again (asking for a friend). 😂
Thanks for the feedback 🙂 yeah check it out for yourself before you settle down.
It's always the friend that's asking 😂 but I'm sorry to disappoint your friend, atm there is no ferry from Hua Hin to Pattaya.
Retirement in Pattaya, how would that look like? 🤔
If I have to live in Thailand forever in my early 50s now, at least $3K on monthly pension will be enough PLUS $100K of savings for emergency. I used to live in Pattaya for 6 months of 2023 and I budgeted that amount. Back in Cali working & planning to retire around early 2026.
3k monthly plus 100k in savings is more than enough to retire in thailand imo 🙂
Good video, a realistic monthly budget can be taken from the Thai retirement visa requirement which is 65,000 Thai baht per month. Approximately $2,750 Can or $1,907 US. It's always more expensive than people realize, and don't forget the new Thai tax grab.
Great Video, I been tossing between Thailand or Vietnam, but Thailand wins overall, Hua Lin seems affordable woth mod cons
You do not mention health insurance, very important for retirees. That can cost a lot of money!
That's true, I didn't include it because I didn't know the individual price
One thing you didn’t mention the night markets can be cheap for food.
That's right they can be really cheap and delicious 🤤
muff diving seems a cheaper option
How much do they charge?
@@kammsven 1000 baht
Nah...been there done that over a decade ago. If you're a beach person then this place sucks..no shade, no trees, no umbrella restaurants on the beach and to make matters even worse, the locals here are not that friendly. With that noted, it sure seems great for a person who doesn't know much.
What place would you recommend?
Has changed alot from 10 years ago then and the locals are very friendly I should know I've been living here for 5 years
Is that for 2 people? Your utility costs look like it is for 2 people, but the other costs look like they are for 1 person. Cheers
Yes it is, mostly 2 ACs running almost 24/7
Hua Hin ? Really?
Other place in mind that I can check out next? 🙂