Budget for Thailand/Cambodia/Vietnam trip?

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Hilarious how people are accusing me of being difficult isn't it.

How much are you budgeting for sex?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Obviously too much

 

[fela fan]

and she goes on to say:

if being a complete skinflint probably about $15 but that really is scraping the barrel. If you want any comfort at all then I'd take at least $50... each that is.

That's not being a skinflint. 15 US bucks a day is 600 baht a day. Depends on your accommodation which in turn depends on where you are in the country.

Often it's best to look at your budget, then decide where you can go.

For example, here in chiang mai, 600 baht a day is defintely going to be enough. Room for 200, meals and drinking water can come to 200 baht, leaving 200 for other stuff.

As for 50 bucks, that's 2000 baht per day, and that is a lot.

No beer, happy with basic, yet clean accommodation, then daily costs will be maybe 500 baht. Moving between places will add to costs for bus or train or boat and so on.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

That's not being a skinflint. 15 US bucks a day is 600 baht a day. Depends on your accommodation which in turn depends on where you are in the country.

Often it's best to look at your budget, then decide where you can go.

For example, here in chiang mai, 600 baht a day is defintely going to be enough. Room for 200, meals and drinking water can come to 200 baht, leaving 200 for other stuff.

As for 50 bucks, that's 2000 baht per day, and that is a lot.

No beer, happy with basic, yet clean accommodation, then daily costs will be maybe 500 baht. Moving between places will add to costs for bus or train or boat and so on.

Exactly, I couldn't believe the cost of a Thai Green Curry in Chiang Mai compared to Krabi/Phi Phi etc. Big difference

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Anyway, as a guide, this is what LP says

If you're travelling on a budget, you should be able to get by on around ฿500.00 a day anywhere in Thailand. Visitors staying in comfortable hotels and eating at restaurants should budget around ฿600.00 - ฿1000.00 a day outside Bangkok and around double this amount when in the capital. If money is no object, you can spend to your heart's content in Bangkok, since the capital has several of the world's most sumptuous hotels and some unbeatable shopping diversions. Your spending levels will be curtailed by the scarcity of luxury accommodation and quality restaurants when you get off the beaten track.

Items sold by street vendors in markets or in many shops are flexibly priced - that is, the price is negotiable. Thais respect a good haggler. Always let the vendor make the first offer then ask 'Is that your best price?' or 'Can you lower the price?'. This usually results is an immediate discount from the first price. Now it's your turn to make a counteroffer; always start low but don't bargain at all unless you're serious about buying. Negotiations continue until a price is agreed - there's no set discount from the asking price as some vendors start ridiculously high, others closer to the 'real' price.

Sample Price Guide

national park admission ฿ 400.00 1l bottled water ฿ 5.00-10.00 large Singha beer ฿ 150.00 street vendor noodles ฿ 25.00-30.00 souvenir t-shirt ฿ 300.00 1st-class bus Bangkok to Surat Thani ฿ 450.00 beach bungalow on Ko Pha-Ngan ฿ 300.00 one-day Thai cooking course, Chiang Mai ฿ 800.00-900.00
Average Room Prices

LowMidHigh฿130-600฿600-1500฿1500+Average Meal Prices

Low Mid High฿25-180฿180-500฿500+

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Onket - you still haven't told us how much your sex budget is?

 

[fela fan]

Exactly, I couldn't believe the cost of a Thai Green Curry in Chiang Mai compared to Krabi/Phi Phi etc. Big difference

And there again, if you go to phuket or pattaya, prices are almost european!

Chiang mai is very cheap, maybe one of the cheapest places in thailand.

And it's the adventure capital of the world...

with magnificent places within half an hour, an hour, two hours, three hours from it.

I'm glad i live here!!

... until i remember my salary...

 

[zenie]

Onket - you still haven't told us how much your sex budget is?

Look out Bangkok, Onket's in town!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

And there again, if you go to phuket or pattaya, prices are almost european!

Chiang mai is very cheap, maybe one of the cheapest places in thailand.

And it's the adventure capital of the world...

with magnificent places within half an hour, an hour, two hours, three hours from it.

I'm glad i live here!!

... until i remember my salary...

I did like Chiang Mai. Did the typical tourist stuff ie. elephant ride, bamboo rafting, ox cart ride

Beautiful scenery up there

 

[Onket]

Yawn.

Thanks for the sensible answers anyway.

And thanks for the PMs, God knows why you couldn't just answer on the thread though.

 

[Kanda]

You fucking crack me up Onket

 

[Voley]

Rofl!

 

[Onket]

Glad to be of service. Bizarre.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Yawn.

Thanks for the sensible answers anyway.

And thanks for the PMs, God knows why you couldn't just answer on the thread though.

because sensible answers would disrupt the funny thread you've created

Anyway, I'm not ALL nasty, I did send you a little bit of info

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Can you go to the Royal Barges museum please and take some photos as mine were stolen

 

[Onket]

Possibly.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Possibly.

Are you in a bad mood with me?

 

[Onket]

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

 

[fela fan]

I did like Chiang Mai. Did the typical tourist stuff ie. elephant ride, bamboo rafting, ox cart ride

Beautiful scenery up there

Next time you could go for a microlight flight, a trip in a hot air balloon (in the winter), you could fly through the canopy of a forest like a monkey, you could race around in a go-kart track, you could boil an egg in some hotsprings, go mountain biking down doi suthep, chill by a massive reservoir with beer and pad ka pao, stay on a houseboat with nothing but water and mountains to see, or simply chill under the finest tree in the world with your tipple of choice and some reading material...

It might fuck up onket's budget though!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Next time you could go for a microlight flight, a trip in a hot air balloon (in the winter), you could fly through the canopy of a forest like a monkey, you could race around in a go-kart track, you could boil an egg in some hotsprings, go mountain biking down doi suthep, chill by a massive reservoir with beer and pad ka pao, stay on a houseboat with nothing but water and mountains to see, or simply chill under the finest tree in the world with your tipple of choice and some reading material...

It might fuck up onket's budget though!

Sounds lovely.

We don't know what Onket's budget is though

 

[Voley]

We don't know what Onket's budget is though

He's warming up. I reckon he'll tell us in a fortnight or so.

I'll be queueing up to help him then.

 

[Onket]

All I've got to go on so far is Brainaddict's helpful post. So just read that.

 

[fela fan]

All I've got to go on so far is Brainaddict's helpful post. So just read that.

youmustamistmine...

 

[Onket]

Yeah I did, sorry. Cheers for that.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

youmustamistmine... as well

 

[Onket]

Yeah, must have missed it amongst all the crap you were posting. Where is it again?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Yeah, must have missed it amongst all the crap you were posting. Where is it again?

I sent you PMs and if you're going to get cocky, I give up

 

[Voley]

So. To summarise, then:

Onket would like to know the amount of a good daily budget for Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. But he doesn't want to tell us if he stays in cheap places or expensive places. He also doesn't want to tell us if he'll be hitching / getting the bus / renting a taxi / flying when travelling around these countries. Some people have attempted to reply nonetheless, but Onket's not reading our replies.

Despite all this, he's still very disappointed in us for not answering his questions. All perfectly reasonable, imo.

Can I apologise for all of us, Onket? We've really let you down, haven't we?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

So. To summarise, then:

Onket would like to know the amount of a good daily budget for Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. But he doesn't want to tell us if he stays in cheap places or expensive places. He also doesn't want to tell us if he'll be hitching / getting the bus / renting a taxi / flying when travelling around these countries. Some people have attempted to reply nonetheless, but Onket's not reading our replies.

Despite all this, he's still very disappointed in us for not answering his questions. All perfectly reasonable, imo.

Can I apologise for all of us, Onket? We've really let you down, haven't we?

I posted this:

If you're travelling on a budget, you should be able to get by on around ฿500.00 a day anywhere in Thailand. Visitors staying in comfortable hotels and eating at restaurants should budget around ฿600.00 - ฿1000.00 a day outside Bangkok and around double this amount when in the capital. If money is no object, you can spend to your heart's content in Bangkok, since the capital has several of the world's most sumptuous hotels and some unbeatable shopping diversions. Your spending levels will be curtailed by the scarcity of luxury accommodation and quality restaurants when you get off the beaten track.

Items sold by street vendors in markets or in many shops are flexibly priced - that is, the price is negotiable. Thais respect a good haggler. Always let the vendor make the first offer then ask 'Is that your best price?' or 'Can you lower the price?'. This usually results is an immediate discount from the first price. Now it's your turn to make a counteroffer; always start low but don't bargain at all unless you're serious about buying. Negotiations continue until a price is agreed - there's no set discount from the asking price as some vendors start ridiculously high, others closer to the 'real' price.

Sample Price Guide

national park admission ฿ 400.00 1l bottled water ฿ 5.00-10.00 large Singha beer ฿ 150.00 street vendor noodles ฿ 25.00-30.00 souvenir t-shirt ฿ 300.00 1st-class bus Bangkok to Surat Thani ฿ 450.00 beach bungalow on Ko Pha-Ngan ฿ 300.00 one-day Thai cooking course, Chiang Mai ฿ 800.00-900.00
Average Room Prices

LowMidHigh฿130-600฿600-1500฿1500+Average Meal Prices

Low Mid High฿25-180฿180-500฿500+

and PM-ed him the equivalent for Vietnam and Cambodia. He's still not happy though