I AM DOWN FOR THAT!! I just finished watching another video on this channel talking about how NYC has surpassed San Francisco rent wise as the most expensive city! Rent in both places is crazy!! Most people are not making that much in their job(s) either as a couple and/or independently!! It is ALL about LIVING and NOT just surviving as we are doing out here!! One only needs about $2000+ to live in places like the Philippines or Thailand. Having $230K would definitely work! Prayerfully I will be retiring in Bangkok soon!! I have not seen ONE person or family move back to the SF Bay Area after leaving anywhere for a lower cost of living because they "missed it".....and I am willing to bet I never will either...!!!
For anyone deterred by his 230k income...I used to live comfortably in Bangkok for $30 - $45 per day. You can get a condo w/ gym, pool, and security for like $500/mo. Also agree about safety overall. I used to cut through dark alleyways alone at 3 am and all kinds of things living in the city and have never experienced any sort of danger. I don't know anyone else who ever has either. When asked where the most dangerous place I've ever traveled to is, I always say Los Angeles or other American cities. lol
Test suburb of Marseille, Paris, or Grenoble in France, is like Afghanistan or nagera... lol ! Evry where have bad diversity and socialiste idéology togather, place are totaly wrf for sécurity ! please, don't talk about singapoor or dubai, yes is multicultural, but rich, and is just a f dictature... you can never cross the white line like the wester democraty. police and justice are not the same jog...
To those who say he's spending too much -- not all digital nomads are poor. This guy's a high earner, and by spending a few thousand he's living a lifestyle that would typically be accessible to only multi-millionaires in the US or Europe.
@@joelkaben Singapour is much less pleasant than Bangkok, in addition to being much more expensive and much less tolerant of error, their standards and laws are super constraining. I'm not against discipline (far from it) but that's too much for me.
As a 53 year old cleaner/Security guard on $14,000 a year here in Dublin, lreland l can only watch this video with complete envy! But lots of admiration too,this guy is absolutely living the dream! The life l wished l had but never had the guts to attempt,well done Sir!
make money online bro. I suggest going through Andrew Tate's hustlers uni, it's what i used to make money. It's not that hard to earn 1k/month online and that goes a long way in thailand.
14000 usd is over Rs.11 lakhs in India. That's slightly less than 1 lakh rupees a month. For perspective, a mid level bureaucrat doesnt earn that much. A software engineer would earn less than 400 USD here at the beginning of his career. You still have it better than 90% of the world my friend, in terms of pure income.
I relocated to Chiang Mai from 2017-2019. I worked freelance remote jobs and earned USD. At one point I was able to live off $300-500 per month. It was AWESOME. This covered my fully furnished condo, I dined out daily and got massages regularly. I miss life there.
As someone living in Bangkok on $1,100 /month, let me tell you - I have an easy, comfortable life. This man, he is not living comfortably - he is living like a movie star on that budget!! If his apartment is x4 the price of mine and spends more than I make just on food - It's a hollywood lifestyle!
Good for you, but it's not enough, you need at least $3K plus extra savings for emergency purposes. I am in my early 50's now and tend to enjoy living with that in Pattaya and I only go to the bars just twice a week without buying LDs at all.
Thanks for your video. I am Thai who have been living in US for over 30 years. I am approaching retirement in 2 years. I can't wait to return to my hometown. You are right that Thailand is a good place to live. Cost of living is definitely lower than it is in US. Your income is high which will make your life even more comfortable. Thai people are kind, caring and friendly in general. But keep in mind, just like every else in the world, there are bad people who will take advantage of foreigners as well. Hope you enjoy living in Thailand!
@@rubendelfino7222 I would have taken license plate number and his name. There is usually a photo and name of taxi driver at the back seat. Just take a photo of it and make a report if you happen to use a taxi at night time again.
i came to USA (los angeles) from Indonesia 20years ago, i cant wait to go back to indonesia since i saw my cousin and family are living so much better there and happier
“I find the States to be a bit complicated the last few years” - that is a diplomatic way to put it. I too live in Bangkok (5 years now). It is a fascinating country allowing an easy retirement lifestyle. Safe, great food, great health care, low cost of living, friendly people. I have no intentions of returning to the US. My life is so much better here.
@@azzking9305 Home in the US I had my car windows smashed 3x in daylight thefts. It very easy to wander into scary parts of town. I never worry here in Thailand.
@@azzking9305 several years ago I met up with a bunch of college buddies in New York City. We were all about 60 years old. We took the subway to Brooklyn and got off at the wrong stop. We decided to walk to our destination and we were all as a group very concerned about our safety. Irrational? Maybe. I never feel like that in Thailand
I don’t live here because it’s more affordable than Switzerland, but the much slower and more peaceful life it offers me. And it allows me to recover from stroke by just living a good life
Either this guy is lying about how much he spends or he’s getting duped. $2700 on a 1bed in bangkok is insane, the average is around 1k I’d say (pool, gym, good location) and 1800 a month on eating out, that’s $60 per day, this guy is going to westerner restaurants daily.
A full meal for $1.50 and you are spending $1600 a month on dining on top of $300 on groceries? That math doesn't add up. Unless this guy has housemaids, butlers, etc. his costs of living in Thailand don't seem right at all.
@@trinidadinternational he doesn't, other people with at least average intellect when it comes to managing their own finances would never pay 2700 for rent in a 3rd world country like Thailand. People, especially American go there for the nearly free cost of living.
That's right! I was paying $20 a night at a nice hotel. That's $600 a month. I'm sure he could have gotten a cheaper luxury apartment in the same area.
He nails it on every point. I moved to Thailand 20 years ago and chose country living. I eat out anytime I want to, have three vehicles; and have a new three-bedroom, two-bath house with A/C, which I built for $28K. I also built a guest house for about $2K. In normal times, I travel internationally 2 to 3 times a year, which includes North America. All this, on a retirement income. Oh, I also keep an apartment in a larger city for occasional big-city breaks once or twice a month. My standard of living here is three or four times what it would be in the USA.
I stay in Germany, but whenever I fly to Thailand even the first step into Thai airways, I feel already I'm home again. Germany took a lot of my happiness and life time, the society, the people like everything is stressful and it's getting worse and worse
As a Thai native born in 1952 and educated in both Australia and the US altogether for 7 years, I find it interesting to watch Bangkok grow over the years. When the skytrain project (BTS) was proposed 30+ years ago, Thai and expat sceptics termed it "pie in the sky" as it was not undertaken by the government but was built on the concept BOT (Built, Operate, Transfer) concession, ie, securing the rights to operate the skytrain for 30 years before all the assets given back to BMA (Bangkok city govt). However, the concessionaire proved the doubters wrong. It was and still is popular enough to make the project break even in less than 5 years and the rest of the remaining years are pure profit. That was the first line and later the national government saw the benefits of electric trains in Bangkok but the cost was/is prohibitive for the private sector to build on its own. So the govt built the civil infrastructure and when completed gives out tender for private sector to bid/run the system by securing train and signalling system themselves. Thus, Bangkok is now one of the better city to live in due to convenient electric trains (several lines) that run in central Bangkok and surrounding areas.
Yeah train lines getting better and better, they had to build them due to traffic and pollution. That's the only reason I decided to live in Japan rather than Thailand. I hope the USA can finally move to trains but I doubt it.
Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see at a glance-wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life..
@Ethan James I totally agree with you, the crypto currency market is the most profitable venture I ever invested in, I reached my goal of $500k yearly trade earnings. Setting realistic goals is an essential part of trading
"A lot of people think Thailand is a scary place" - Huh? Never heard that before. The entire continent of Asia is virtually crime free and Bangkok has been the most visited city on earth for the last 7 years.
He might be involved in some kind of businesses. His girlfriend is from Philippine, but they don’t want to live there!? 🧐They also live in Mexico City?
@@Aiyara01 I'm talking about violent crime not political corruption. 🤣 You really think tourists care about bribes going on between cabinet ministers? 😂 Below are the world's homicide rates by region. Asia is at the bottom even though it has the largest population on earth. There's no remote comparison in terms of safety, Asia is the safest region of the world. Region Rate Homicides Americas 17.2 173,000 Africa 13.0 163,000 World 6.1 464,000 Europe 3.0 22,000 Oceania 2.8 1,000 Asia 2.3 104,000
I don't know about the US but as a French I feel better in Thailand than in France... It's more about the people and the vibes... In France people are stressful... even when you cross them for 5 minutes (in the bus for instance)...
Folks this channel is called "Make It", not how to live minimally in Bangkok. Let's just take a second and celebrate his success. You can get by comfortably with US$1k-1.5k per month. What Jesse is doing here is living the lifestyle of someone making a million dollar annual income in NYC/SF.
@@pitchrich5893 It's considered good form in some countries for those with means to spend money on the local service industry as a means of supporting locals and the local economy.
yeah he got scammed in a new condo property lol. I Iived in this neighbourhood too.. no one wants to spend at least 1k usd for rent especially after covid that they are renting it out for 300 usd to 400 usd from 800 to 1k usd rent. Even if he lives in Marriott service residences that 2k usd rent he can have 2 bedroom.
These prices are insane for Thailand. He is getting scammed. $1600 for food, if he is eating at Thai shops or restaurants, that can't be! $2700 on rent, nope that's way too much. One thing I loved about living in Asia is how affordable things are in comparison to the states and I currently live in an expensive state and Dont pay near as much for housing and eating out.
I agree. They must mean baht (Thai currency) because it doesn’t add up. When I went to Thailand for a few weeks, food cost me roughly $5-10 a day eating out, how is he spending $1600?! One of the best parts about Thailand is how inexpensive it is.
@@mickiemang2621 No way he rent an apartment for 2700 baht a month unless it's a tent in a jungle. It's defenetly dollars and 1600 / 30 = $166 per day for two person is quite plausible.
A foreigner, not just in Thailand but in many "Emerging countries" have it much easier. Try to be entrepreneur or globally successful as a local without your clear advantages. You would quickly realize why billions of people around the world desire to move to the US.
That is true billions of people want to move to the USA but I feel like the USA is the graveyard of cultures. A lot is going on here and its getting worse. I know we can say we have houses to live in but you go out of your house and you dont know if some crazy person with mental issues will have a gun and start shooting at people. I’ve traveled quite a bit and I love how culture is what makes the countries special and unique. Everywhere you go is so much better people actually talk to you and actually want to get to know you. Here thats not the case. Just sooo many things that are so nice outside the USA.
@@jaimerivera7717 JR said:"Just sooo many things that are so nice outside the USA." Inside the fence, the local elites get to enjoy whatever you have in mind. The average locals don't. When drug culture first took hold?, and who welcomed it instead of enforcing against it? You see, guns were around in the 1700s. Drugs and the mental health issues?
@@jasondpa People should probe real data instead of unsubstantiated opinions. The real data reveals that more people die because of drugs, poisonings, and vehicle fatalities than firearms. Same principle applies to health care costs. People should probe why the global elites seek the US for their health care needs while simultaneously promoting "Universal/Socialist" health care in their home countries.
@@jasondpa JO said: "Objective data may not be the right approach." So, unsubstantiated opinions, feelings, and hear say are more important than facts? Why? JO said: "...health care costs and gun violence, which does not exist on my country." Keep it a secret then, else 3/4 of Africa, Latin America, Asia, and 90% of India as well as 50% of China might want to move to "your country." But wait a minute....crime does not exist? Really? Say....what is "Your country" GDP...per capita? How about Upward mobility from abject poverty, etc.... Does "Your country" have inane Honorific titles such as "Doctor", "Mirrey", "Milord", etc. Just asking....
In next ten year Thailand might be a hub of high speed train and all transportation. You might travel to China Laos Myanmar Vietnam Malaysia Singapore like in European. By plane 6hrs to Japan and Korea, 4hrs to India, 3hrs to Indonesia and Philippines. Moreover, Thailand is in world top10 high speed internet too. I live in south of Thailand and I will buy boat next year, I can travel both pacific ocean and Indian ocean by drive 1hr from my house.
Yea $2700 US for a one bedroom is crazy high even for north American standards. In Toronto, that price can get you a premium Riza Carlton service condo…maybe that’s what he’s living in?
Yea, I live in Bangkok and a regular 1 BR is around 20,000 THB a month ($560 USD). That's with pool, gym, etc.... he's probably in a newly built luxury unit and all that jazz, but still.... it's stupid expensive.
for $2700 US you can get 2-3 bedroom in prime area. He probably rent a service apartment, which include all cleaning and laundry service, which make the rent more expensive. However, you can hire a cleaning and laundry service separately and save a lot on budget
@@kenkungna It is included everything, electricity, internet, water, laundry, daily cleaning, high end gym, sauna, infinite pool, parking lot , room service etc. It is the service apartment, not just and apartment. But is is very high, very expensive anyway compared to other luxury condominiums.
I'm glad he lives well in Bangkok and yes, life is more interesting there than in the U.S., but his rent is really high for what he gets. He needs to shop around.
He probably lives in a very central area in Bangkok which can be expensive. Of course, there are more affordable areas but I guess with his salary, 2700 usd is not much. 😂
Bangkok is amazing, been there in 2019 and loved it! Thai people are really nice and food is great! It's a booming economy and not that cheap anymore but still cheaper than the US and Europe.
Bangkok is a great city and Thailand a great country - ticks a lot of boxes. Before I visited there, I always thought it would be another big, messy Asian city. But was very surprised when I went there. One thing I've realized is Thai migrants to the west are very few (compared to other Asian nations particularly) and that's because their country is great - they don't need to leave.
Hah, there's much more money and opportunity in Asia than 95% of the Western world. US is the only exception. That's why you mainly only see Asians in the US.
Can agree with this. Lost travel for vacation and the mentality is different when they do; so they fall in love with the place and make the move. A friend of mine said the same thing about Lisbon. Got excited and move and realized all the small details after moving there and the headache he underwent. Also, this guy has an income of $230K in Thailand you can live luxuriously. Heck even here in San Francisco with that money you can live great. In short - he’s living the 1% life in Thailand. I’m sure if you’re making $10M here in San Francisco you can easily make the same video even better claiming SF to be amazing. Money will make any place look good and appealing because you can buy service and clear up your time to enjoy your life.
It’s simple: make a lot of money and then live in a place that’s super “cheap” (based on your American exchange rate) and get treated like a king by people who will only be able to make 1/100 of what you make on a good day. These people on this channel just want to live/feel like royalty and know they can’t do it in their normal hustle and grind circles in the US.
Me and my wife have plans to become expats once she finishes school in the US and we get this business up and running and she naturalizes. Can't wait to move to thailand.
Here's a bit of irony. I'm a foreigner working in Thailand trying to find another foreigner to work a good secure office job paying 4-5 times the local salary here and can't find anyone. Many foreigners only want an Instagram life or a vice ridden life here. They seem to miss that you can have 130 days holidays in Thailand a year (weekends and holidays) and live an upper middle class life during the week and save a fortune or invest.
What kind of skills are you looking for? What kind of opportunities are out there for people with English skills and office experience? I'm currently in IT support but worked various roles and also speak conversational Thai because I'm half Thai. Really want to move there and get to experience Thai culture.
@@DR-ex7yu if you're half Thai you're better off getting a passport here and getting a job as a citizen so companies don't have to pay for work permits. There was heaps of work for Thais after covid. Couldn't get staff as it was competitive as. But now most companies are putting freezes on hiring because the world economy is in the beginning of a depression. Being a look khroung they'll also expect you to be fluent in Thai and treat you like a local with a local salary. If you could get a job at an American company (as they really want fluent English speakers, not the Thai 'oh a toiec score of 500 is good enough' English level) that would be the way to go. Higher salary than other companies. Want English speakers. And office type work. If you can sell your skills and overseas experience you might be able to get a salary of around 50k a month starting. Outside of Bangkok that is easy to live on as a single person, especially if you improve your skills and language here and just keep progressing positions quickly (a lot of large companies only hire women and they all want to get married and have kids, not careers. So it's not difficult to progress here). But you'd have to be here to get the job first, so you'd need to do a 3-4 month job search/holiday. But if you did that I'd organize the dual citizenship first.
Great call Jessie! I'm also an entrepreneur who's lived in 6 different countries (including Thailand) and I have been to nearly 100 countries. I can easily confirm... there's no place like Thailand! A lot of blessings in Thailand!
Excellent video. Living a better life abroad for what you'd pay back home. Like you, I didn't move to Thailand to try and live on $1,000 a month. My budget is a bit lower than yours, but I don’t live in Bangkok. I live like royalty. It's a lovely country. I've been to 150 countries now and Thailand is still #1. Though there are many that are great. Live Mexico City, Medellin, Portugal, etc.
I'm Thai and for Thai people earning a Thai wage (about 12,000$ annually for average full-time office job) with a high cost of living, we barely gain access to a lot of things it has to offer. It's definitely a great destination when you have a certain amount of money. I'm glad you find it accommodable here. Thai street food is really cheap, good and you can find it all day and late at night.
Yet amazingly all the Thai girls I know in Bangkok manage to work side jobs at the hotel or flower shop and pay cash for their college. In the u.s.a. I tried as hard as I could to pay cash for my college, but still had to take on debt.
@@mylifethaidiy7045 Thai education is cheap but it's poor and in the end we graduated just for an average low income full-time job (or as Thai people know a fresh grad will earn about 15,000 THB or 5,000USD annually.
@@paigesummer4959 In Bangkok my friends that are 711 managers make 17,000 baht/month. Working for Australian shipping company 5 days a week straight days is 40,000 baht.
@@paigesummer4959 But sadly one of my friends who is a 4 year RN Nurse in northern Thailand is only making 10,000 baht/month. Bangkok is definatelly where I will be relocating to for work.
It is easy to live in Thailand because you earn in USD and spend in THB. If you are a first jobber in Thailand. You will get only 15,000-25,000 THB/month (455-760 USD/month) and if you got 50,0000 THB (1,515 USD) income per month, you already considered as top 10% of this country. How much did you spend per month? almost 300k per month, right? Don't get me wrong. I glad that you enjoy living here. I wanna tell everyone that, just only few Thai people have a chance to live a luxury life like you.
Other provinces in Thailand is very affordable though. He’s has more money to spend so staying in Bkk is convenient, and it works for him. Those who stayed in Bkk if you’re inventive..you can be successful especially with food. If you have land in your province just go back home, and be your own boss start growing variety of organic foods. There’s so many nonprofit that can help you succeed. Once everything settles you’re set.
@@shanene3145 There are reasons why many young adults have moved to Bangkok and never go back to live in their hometown province. - Other provinces are affordable IN CASE you earn your money in Bangkok and spend it elsewhere or you are able to find remote job. Minimum wage in other provinces are much lower than Bangkok because only few business operates there due to low customer capacity. The minimum wage could ridiculously goes down to 9,000 THB/month (273USD) that is half of what you earn in BKK. - Most of people in other province work in agriculture industry which earn scarcely, they can't even afford to pay essential things, so there are only few room for business opportunity. If you sell sth fancy like organic vegs, they are not your customer for sure. They can't pay for it. (even I live in Bangkok, I can't afford that healthy life style too.) - Thai gov spend too much on Bangkok and abandoned the others. Other provinces don't even have proper infrastructure such as transportation, healthcare or utilities. Electronic available from time to time, forget about the internet. If you got sick, you need to drive miles away to find a small health center (the nearest hospital will be too far to reach within a limited time) Funny enough. Thailand is affordable for foreigner but not for their own people. Our income amount is too small and no city development in other province. You can't flee the problem by moving to other provinces since you gonna face it one way or another.
@@shanene3145 I don't think where I live is matter. However, I had lived in many cities overseas and many provinces in Thailand. What I shared is base on my opinion and experience after I saw and think about it thoroughly.
Not at all. That $2,700/month (100,000 baht/month) is extravagant but that building he is living in has at 51% Thai ownership. I see Thais parking their exotic sports cars outside my condo building while they spend a night out in the rooftop bar in the condo building next to me.
@@drew9496 Stop hating because it’s convenient for you? Imagine everything is reversed, some people are going to put white sheets on themselves and get torches so fast
Life in my country with your USD income we both could be Lucrative Partnership and if you boring in the vacation you could be in BALI Sound fair Enough Madam?? ❤😊
I have watched hundreds of hours of video on Thailand and being an expat since I move there in three weeks. This is by far the best video, best delivery of information and clarity. You nailed it. When I am in BKK beers are on me, brother! Post up a donation button!
For $2,700 in rent and $1,600 on food each month, he could have just moved to NYC. My rent in midtown Manhattan is $700 less and I pay less to eat out.. in New York!! Laundry done for me for $80 a month.
The price is for both him and his fiancé. His fiancé is Filipino so probably she cannot work in Thailand. Even if she does, their average salary is so low that can’t even afford their one fancy dinner…
@@margotk538 you don’t pay double in rent just because there’s 2 people living it in. And it doesn’t cost $2k for food each month even for a family on New York. The fact there it’s 2 people doesn’t change the fact that they’re paying more money then it takes to live in New York, or any other HCOL city.
@@Kudos2Kawaii I agree. I am just saying that in the video he mentioned this expenses are for two people, implying that he supports his fiancé’s expenses too. It’s a high amount for sure as local Thai food is really cheap. I assume they frequent the high end restaurants in Bangkok and that can be pricey if they go on a regular basis.
I try to convince my husband to retire in thailand when we get old. I bought a house for us and here he's married a thai woman and never been to thailand. Never wanted to. I feel like he's missing out. I can't blame him either a person who doesn't like traveling. The trip is quite long.
In USA the bottom 1/3 of wage earners are looked down on or ignored. In Bangkok and much of Thailand the bottom 1/3 wage earners are typically rushing around on their motorbike, girlfriend or boyfriend on the back- smiling and generally happy to be Thai.... and fully a part of the cultural family....
That's a pretty naive view. "The cultural family" -- you do realize Thailand has more than one culture, there are cultural divides, racism, etc, yes? There is no one "cultural family" in a country of tens of millions of people.
You make a good point. If you're poor in Thailand or SE Asia in general, your life is not at risk like it is in the ghettos of the US. Also, you can be poor there and still eat well, live well, enjoy the beautiful beaches, islands, outdoor activities etc. No one will really shun you or look down on you like in Western society. You are correct (coming from an Asian American who visits SE Asia several times a year and has relatives there).
BTW Between 2000 to 2500 a month is only a rich people, Considering 2500 / 10 or at least / 5, I would say it's depend on location and some place population where you live but anyway man 2500 isn't a joke tho
I live here most of my life (lived in london and sydney). I must say the crime here is almost 0% in the city. In most people's life time they will never see shop robbing or car smashing in the day or night time like San Francisco ever. Most crimes usualy from those beaches far from bangkok, just don't go in a dark alley, or beach/ forrest at night (alone or not) where there's not a soul in sight.
I was living really well in Bangkok on $2k/month for nearly 5 years. The absolute bare minimum for Bangkok should be $1k but i don't recommend it at this level.
@@method341 60sqm apartment in ratchada for 20k baht/month plus 4-5k baht for electric and maid and laundry. So 25k baht for housing. 10-15k baht for food. 10k baht goes towards health insurance and visa related traveling. The rest went towards everything else: partying, buying clothes etc.
@@skillfuldabest how much did you pay for electricity exactly? Anything over 1,000 baht a month and you're getting ripped off or you're bitcoin mining. And health insurance is overrated but I guess you're American so you can't live without it. Even still, you can find health insurance for less than 3,000 baht a month.
@@method341 Dude the only people paying 1k baht for electric are people living outside of bangkok lol. You're citing Chiang Mai rates. And only $40-50 goes towards health insurance, the rest is for flights and visa costs. And no i'm not American.
He lives in Bangkok, which is significantly different from much of the rest of Thailand and has pretty much imported his habits, expectations and lifestyle to Bangkok. Not exactly immersing himself in the culture.
Dumb comment. Not everyone wants to live in a bamboo hut in a rice field, surrounded by water buffaloes. Especially not someone that makes well over 6-figures.
He's immersing himself in the culture of Bangkok. Lots of large cities are different than the rest of the country they're in. For instance, most people in NYC live in apartments or attached homes and walk or take public transportation. That is opposite of most people in the U.S. who are car dependent, live in areas with unreliable transportation, rarely walk anywhere, and live in suburbs and exurbs.
I'm happy for him, but must admit I stopped watching when he said he lives on 8k a month. This isn't for me if that's what it takes to live there...but it's a beautiful country, sweet people, delicious food!
Not sure if they converted that correctly to USD, but it’s crazy cheap to live there. It’s easy to live well on less than $1000/month for eating, rent, shopping, etc. If you wanted to budget, you could probably do it for $300-500/mo. He’s living the millionaire’s lifestyle over there with such a deluxe apt. I’m guessing the equivalent would be at least $10k/mo in a LCOL area and $20-50k/mo in a place like NYC.
That's not what it takes to live there, that's just his circumstance. If you want to live there, you could definitely make it work for less. Don't be discouraged!
Respectfully, it's much more pleasurable for a person with relative wealth to live in a place where people around you are stuck working for a living wage that can't be equally used to live in, let's say, the US. These videos can be quite ignorant, and those living abroad in developing/third-world countries will scoff at this. American media constantly portrays that living and working in the US gives you the buying power to live in other countries in comfort because of the currency and even though that is true to some extent, there's no need too rub it into the rest of the world.
This! I'm Southeast Asian. Deep down, behind the fake smiles we show to expats, we honestly resent and are bitter towards them. While they get to live well with their American salary, locals struggle to get by daily. Often when we see these type of expats, we secretly scoff at them. Lifestyle cost arbitrage reeks of privellege and often ignorance.
I'm Asian American, and trust me we do the same in the West. Asian Americans are the best educated and highest paid ethnic group in America and we do our part gentrifying neighborhoods, raising property values and pricing people out when we move in. Not only Asian Americans, but Crazy Rich Asians from Asia buy up ultra expensive property in Western cities all over the world. Not to mention what China is doing in Africa and Latin America. Us Asians are actually the biggest offenders in the world for that right now.
But how does that compare to places like New Zealand, Sydney, Silicon Valley and Vancouver, all of which have rising property prices due largely to wealthy people coming in from China? Westerners are certainly adversely affected too. This will only get worse when China fully relaxes its travel restrictions and people start traveling again.
I've lived in Bangkok for 20+ years and joined Thailand Elite back when a Life Time Visa (for 1 Million Thai Baht) was the ONLY option. And NO, you do not need to retain an Immigration lawyer (or any lawyer for that matter) if you want to explore Lone Term living options here. Thai Embassies & Consulates worldwide can answer your questions about visas, while you are still in your home country. While Thai Immigration can help you to extend your stay or advise Long Term Visa options which best suit your needs, while you are here in Thailand.
41 myself, have visited Thailand twice myself and countless other countries outside of North America and Europe, and so ready to retire early and live abroad on what I have saved in 401k, Roth IRA, stocks, crypto, and liquid. Jesse is engaging in 'extravagant' means based on his figures and cost, I promise you a life abroad is achievable for much less, and is close to as enjoyable as he's described it. Now that my kids are moved out of my home (one college and one in assisted living), I'm constantly pushing my wife to consider doing something similar to this, as I am too over the 'stresses' of living in the United States. Congrats to you Jesse, and all those that have achieved such a desired life (domestic or abroad, I'm no hater).
As an American I agree. We, like most people in the world believe our country to be the best. I’ve traveled to a few other countries and our infrastructure is outstanding compared to much of world. But for enjoyment of daily life we are down the list and I for one will be living abroad in a few years.
His budget is extremely inflated and I think by design too. I just watched an episode of House Hunters International on HGTV. A young woman from England moved to Thailand and was apartment hunting and they had looking at small places about $1300 USD plus! The units were okay but could be had for half that price. There are many foreign expats living in Thailand on $1000 - $1500 USD total monthly expenses. I’m not a conspiracy nut but I think there’s a reason why you don’t hear about how cheap you can live abroad and have a better quality of life.
This type of lifestyle is unsustainable for local communities and overall increases the natural competition of resources. I can imagine the future will look a lot different with how digital work is entering the workforce.
Not everyone shows up in Thailand and throws money around stupidly. Now in Cali wherey you have rich tech bros who got lucky on big stock options (fed by venture capital ponzi rounds), there you see how it can ruin communities and create artificial elevations of resource values.
Are these expenses in US dollars or Thai baht? Because some of his living expenses doesn’t make sense such as $2700 for rent and $1600 for eating out. Thailand is a great and inexpensive place to live, so if he’s paying that much, he’s being taken advantage of because they know he’s an expat.
The rent is normal for high-end service apartment in top locations. Yeah, I had my doubts before until getting to know a friend who was paying that amount for his place in Bangkok. As for the dinning out expense, I suspect they go to Michelin 2 or 3 star restaurants and high-so bars very often. The imported wines and champagnes are insanely expensive in Thailand.
Asia is so far from North America. I'd explore South America - also cheap and the same time zones as 🇺🇲 Some countries even use USD as their national currency - Salvador, Ecuador, Panama, Caribbean islands.
The best Thailand experience is when you are on a trip or on vacation. The longer you live there, the more you will be disappointed. Blending in local society can be difficult even if you speak their language since you didn’t grow up there. Most likely, you will be surrounded by your girl’s friends and family. However, as long as you have steady income, it is a good place to live.
Can agree with this. Lost travel for vacation and the mentality is different when they do; so they fall in love with the place and make the move. A friend of mine said the same thing about Lisbon. Got excited and move and realized all the small details after moving there and the headache he underwent. Also, this guy has an income of $230K in Thailand you can live luxuriously. Heck even here in San Francisco with that money you can live great. In short - he’s living the 1% life in Thailand. I’m sure if you’re making $10M here in San Francisco you can easily make the same video even better claiming SF to be amazing. Money will make any place look good and appealing because you can buy service and clear up your time to enjoy your life.
For those of us living in the US you can live anywhere in the world with 230K. We are looking for a place where our little money in the US can go further.
People here don’t get it, a lotttttttt of people are only in the USA because of money that’s it it’s nothing else with 8K a month I’ll moved back to my country which is heaven on earth that’s my goal by my 40th birthday
This man is rich af, he could basically live anywhere. I need a video of a normal person moving to Thailand, not mr six figure income talking about how luxurious and cheap it is there. lol
Making 230k and you're surrounded by beautiful Asian women wanting a better life that flock to rich foreign men. Cant imagine why your life would be so much better there.
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The production on your video is awesome. But what i really wanted to get at is your perspective. As a fellow American who loves living in Thailand I appreciated it when you said its nice to learn the culture and language, the Thais really seem to admire that. It’s very true. Unfortunately many ex pats that move here do not seem to hold to same values but rather complain about things and not adapt. Regardless love you vid and your view points. Can I ask how you got into web development and would you suggest any avenues to travel for someone curious in the field? Thanks in advance
makes 230,000 a year a blogging company? I doubt it. Or if he does it won't last long. There is nothing unique about his alleged business. What company is it? Dropblog? Is he paying USA taxes on it? If he was making 230,000 a year, there are plenty of places in the USA he could live exceptionally well and get anything he wanted. I call BS on his hype. I been to Thailand 15 times since 2004 so I know a little bit about Thailand
I'm shocked, you make 1/4 million dollars a year and you're living better in Thailand than the US? Why don't you talk about something interesting like what the taxes are like for someone earning in Thailand as a US citizen
He is not earning in Thailand. He doesn't have a business registered in Thailand and he continues, as a digital nomad, to move around. If he has a US passport then he is paying US federal taxes.
Same. I moved back to Bangkok in May 2022 from the US. I have no intentions of moving back to the US. It costs me way less than $8000 to live well here. You can live very well in Bangkok for $1500/month - $3000/month all in.
I have lived and worked in Thailand for over 30 years and i have now retired. I have a thai wife and we own our own house. We spend about THB 100,000 per month and live very well. You could spend half this amount and still have a better standard of living than the UK or USA. No property taxes, electricity and fuel is half what i would pay in the UK and healthcare is much much better (even though it is private i only pay about THB 3,500 per month for inpatient cover).
Thank you i hope to see you in Thailand someday,, we need inclusive voices, not haters ! knee jerk reactions. Envy speaks loudly on-line. Keep living your life.
$8k/month????? Has he lost his mind or does he not know he is getting bent over the coals? You can live in Thailand for a tenth of that, and very comfortably.
Any single American man who can work remote and still voluntarily lives in the US is ignorant. Much less stress, can live a lifestyle 3-4x what you could back home, less disrespect/annoyance, significantly better dating scene (so weird remembering that women can be under 200lbs) for men, whether you want to date local or other ex pats, beautiful scenery, and just a flat out more pleasant populace. Men, if you are unhappy know you likely arent as trapped as you think
I was working at a big tech company in 2018, making 6 figures. I was then offered a job in Thailand for only 80k. I did the math and despite the large pay cut, that 80k in Thailand was still going to give me a much better cost of living in Thailand than I did with a 6 figure salary in a HCOL city in America. I should have taken it.
This video is ridiculous, upsetting and unrelatable. Who can relate to his expenses?? He is earning BIG in usd, living in Thailand and paying almost 3k monthly for 1 bedroom rental. Crazy crazy video!
I thought the same! With that salary he could be living a luxurious life in any expensive US city but instead he pays for an expensive apartment in a cheap Asian city?? Such a delusional video
it's amazing, I was enthusiastic about Thailand for about 2 minutes, when I realized, it doesn't even begin to compare to other places, say Italy, those portuguese islands, Spanish islands... it's nice for a visit; I understand it's a personal choice, it obviously makes sense; there are however much, much better places out there.
Are these paid promotional videos? Having lived 10years in both Thailand and USA, there is no way you can compare the lifestyle as they are completely different. For example, Those Thai "$1.50 meals" are about a quarter the size of US meal sizes. Traffic is ridiculous. There is no real winter season. Nor any type of freedoms that Americans enjoy. Sure it's a good place, but it's not for everyone
Still, Thailand is more exciting than 99% of the US. Who cares about the meal difference, traffic and Winter season when you are living in absolute paradise in the most visited country on earth. Your purchasing power parity will completely offset the differences and then some. Lack of freedom isn't going to apply to expats unless you're committing crimes and demonstrating against the government - why would you even do that if you have tons of money and are living a good life there? Those types of concerns are more for locals. If you want Winter, you can easily just fly to Europe or the US during Winter with all of the money you've saved by living in Thailand.
@@HeatherLewis213 have you even been to Thailand? What you're describing doesn't sound like the country I lived in. Maybe after your 50th time being shaken down for a bribe by the traffic police or constantly having deal with government bureaucracy for the exact.same paperwork, or having to drive on terrible roads, or put up with never ending protests and curfews or look at the garbage strewn parks and beaches and canals. Maybe then you might change your view. What can you do in Thailand you can't also do in America? I know in America I can can go camping, fishing, hunting, shooting, water skiing and shooting fireworks and all kinds of legal fun without getting stopped by government agents every hour. Heck, I can also easily start a home business or 3 in America which would be completely impossible for an expat to do legally in Thailand. That is freedom. I get it that Thailand has many cheaper prices, but it doesn't offer anything America doesn't have already.
@@HyperspaceHoliday That's obscure stuff - bad roads, paying cops bribes, garbage strewn parks? Most tourists don't experience or complain of that stuff. You can easily avoid those experiences. What do you mean what can you do in Thailand that you can't do in America? There's nothing similar to Thailand in America at all. Why would you even attempt to compare American hunting, fishing, shooting etc to the paradise settings of Phuket, Ko Samui, Ko Chang, Ko Phi Phi etc, all of the street food everywhere, beach activities, Bangkok and Pattaya nightlife, ancient temples, friendly smiling Thai locals, endless street, night and floating markets, elephant sanctuaries, island hopping, swimming with whale sharks, snorkeling etc. Thailand is the most visited country on earth for the last 7 years for a reason. People want to experience the culture, food, beaches, islands and Thai life. Literally if you went to the airport and tried to convince those tourists to go fishing and hunting in America instead, they would all just laugh at you. No Europeans care about going to America to experience American culture at all. NYC is the only exception that's why I said 99%. The rest of the US is not exciting for tourists at all. Yes I have lived in Thailand, I am a partner at a consulting firm and travel every 2 weeks for work. Born and raised in the US.
@@HeatherLewis213 ok sure. I don't consider NYC to be considered representative of typical American life so I can understand why you don't look favorably on that. Still, I believe you're mistaken on your statistics as Thailand is not the most visited country in the world. That honor goes to France, and even the US receives around double the number of tourists that Thailand receives annually
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Sorry, but this is just funny. 8K a month. This guy lives a high end US lifestyle in central BKK. I am often amazed how much money Americans manage to blow on things. 1600USD on eating out. That is a challenge! Lucky dude!
@@CannabisUseOnly I'm not talking about comparison of wealth in each city. I'm just saying that an $8k budget in NYC can buy him a similar standard of living in NYC. You can easily get a luxury 1 br condo like that in NYC pre covid for $3500 a month, which will leave him with $4500. That is enough to have a maid, order in food everyday, eat out and go to bars all the time etc in NYC. It's definitely not a middle class lifestyle, easily upper middle class. He's still in the top 15% of earners even in NYC. My point is he is over paying for what he is getting in Bangkok and with that budget he can live just as well in NYC based on what showed in this video.
He’s definitely overpaying for rent in Bangkok, but $8k a month in NYC is nothing now. My rent alone in midtown Manhattan is $4300 a month for a one bedroom with practically no amenities. I visits Thailand every year and I can totally agree with him that the quality of life in Bangkok is way better than in the US. Food is a lot cheaper and there’s tons of options to choose from as well. You can find super nice luxury condos in Bangkok for under $1k a month that comes with pool, gym, and security as well as other amenities. Also, Bangkok is a lot safer compare to the states especially like big cities like NYC/Chicago/LA. Not to mention, people are very nice and friendly in Thailand. With that said, who wouldn’t want to live in Thailand? 😂
Hello Jesse looking to move to Thailand and would be looking for work to supplement my social security. I have marketing experience as I have worked in auction galleries doing research on art and antiques, photography, sales and customer service. I also trained professional fighters for many years and look forward to seeing some Thai boxing! Thanks very much for the informative video!😃
Bro with that money in Bangkok, you are literally a king. I’m here right now on vacation and it’s a man’s paradise. I make 6 figures back home but you don’t need much at all here to live well.
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What? Making $230K and living in a place with a lower cost of living than the US and liking it? I'm shocked.
@The Shah of Iran that’s how much rent is in California for 1-2 bedroom apartment
@The Shah of Iran full amenitites and fully serviced building is much more than just a 1 bedroon
@The Shah of Iran no we got some up there in Sacramento
Basically millionaire status in most of SEA excluding Singapore
I AM DOWN FOR THAT!! I just finished watching another video on this channel talking about how NYC has surpassed San Francisco rent wise as the most expensive city! Rent in both places is crazy!! Most people are not making that much in their job(s) either as a couple and/or independently!! It is ALL about LIVING and NOT just surviving as we are doing out here!! One only needs about $2000+ to live in places like the Philippines or Thailand. Having $230K would definitely work! Prayerfully I will be retiring in Bangkok soon!! I have not seen ONE person or family move back to the SF Bay Area after leaving anywhere for a lower cost of living because they "missed it".....and I am willing to bet I never will either...!!!
For anyone deterred by his 230k income...I used to live comfortably in Bangkok for $30 - $45 per day. You can get a condo w/ gym, pool, and security for like $500/mo. Also agree about safety overall. I used to cut through dark alleyways alone at 3 am and all kinds of things living in the city and have never experienced any sort of danger. I don't know anyone else who ever has either. When asked where the most dangerous place I've ever traveled to is, I always say Los Angeles or other American cities. lol
Test suburb of Marseille, Paris, or Grenoble in France, is like Afghanistan or nagera... lol ! Evry where have bad diversity and socialiste idéology togather, place are totaly wrf for sécurity ! please, don't talk about singapoor or dubai, yes is multicultural, but rich, and is just a f dictature... you can never cross the white line like the wester democraty. police and justice are not the same jog...
When I went to Thailand in 2018, there were police and armed guards in most places. I did not feel unsafe when I stayed there.
@@gsid9101 armed guards in most places? lol. hardly.
I currently live in Bangkok and you are absolutely correct. Much safer here than US cities and the cost of living is low.
thanks ive been trying to explain to other the same in the comments. This guy is getting ripped off.
To those who say he's spending too much -- not all digital nomads are poor. This guy's a high earner, and by spending a few thousand he's living a lifestyle that would typically be accessible to only multi-millionaires in the US or Europe.
A 1 bedroom apartment with incl amenities is like living like a "Multi-Millionaire"?
Hmm he doesn't need to live like a typical normad but he's still spending too much for Thailand. Might as well move to Singapore.
@@loki76 I mean, in some U.S. cities, it is! If you want to own.
@@joelkaben Singapour is much less pleasant than Bangkok, in addition to being much more expensive and much less tolerant of error, their standards and laws are super constraining. I'm not against discipline (far from it) but that's too much for me.
@@RIRI-el6xm Agree, I like SG, but Bangkok is way more fun.
As a 53 year old cleaner/Security guard on $14,000 a year here in Dublin, lreland l can only watch this video with complete envy! But lots of admiration too,this guy is absolutely living the dream! The life l wished l had but never had the guts to attempt,well done Sir!
You still can! Don't count yourself out :)
Youre right,l need to refocus my efforts and realise the dream.
make money online bro. I suggest going through Andrew Tate's hustlers uni, it's what i used to make money. It's not that hard to earn 1k/month online
and that goes a long way in thailand.
14000 usd is over Rs.11 lakhs in India. That's slightly less than 1 lakh rupees a month. For perspective, a mid level bureaucrat doesnt earn that much. A software engineer would earn less than 400 USD here at the beginning of his career. You still have it better than 90% of the world my friend, in terms of pure income.
@@Val_kyriee yes but it’s location dependent :( dublin is horribly expensive lately
I relocated to Chiang Mai from 2017-2019. I worked freelance remote jobs and earned USD. At one point I was able to live off $300-500 per month. It was AWESOME. This covered my fully furnished condo, I dined out daily and got massages regularly. I miss life there.
500$ without rent ?
@@randomworld4662 you could do that with rent, honestly from the people I know it seems like 1500usd a month is all you would ever really need.
Pls I am presently in Chiang Mai as a student please can you help me secure a job too? I have been searching to no avail
@@randomworld4662 with rent. My condo was $5k tbh. But this was in 2018/2019.
Why did you leave then?
As someone living in Bangkok on $1,100 /month, let me tell you - I have an easy, comfortable life. This man, he is not living comfortably - he is living like a movie star on that budget!! If his apartment is x4 the price of mine and spends more than I make just on food - It's a hollywood lifestyle!
What is the sq meter of your place? What is your total monthly budget?
Can you tell us your soenditures monthly
This. Living like that is not for normal people, it's much cheaper staying in Europe if u gonna live a life of extreme luxury hehe
Good for you, but it's not enough, you need at least $3K plus extra savings for emergency purposes. I am in my early 50's now and tend to enjoy living with that in Pattaya and I only go to the bars just twice a week without buying LDs at all.
Exactly, he’s paying waaaaaaaayyy too much for rent. That’s crazy. I had a 2 bed on the Sukh… line for $500. 😮
Thanks for your video. I am Thai who have been living in US for over 30 years. I am approaching retirement in 2 years. I can't wait to return to my hometown. You are right that Thailand is a good place to live. Cost of living is definitely lower than it is in US. Your income is high which will make your life even more comfortable. Thai people are kind, caring and friendly in general. But keep in mind, just like every else in the world, there are bad people who will take advantage of foreigners as well. Hope you enjoy living in Thailand!
Especially at night when the taxi drivers refuse to use the meter. Night fee lol
@@rubendelfino7222 I would have taken license plate number and his name. There is usually a photo and name of taxi driver at the back seat. Just take a photo of it and make a report if you happen to use a taxi at night time again.
too many chinese locusts move to Bangkok
How’s the air quality though? I always get the impression that large Asian cities are among the most polluted in the world
@@Coccolinodc its bad right now.
i came to USA (los angeles) from Indonesia 20years ago, i cant wait to go back to indonesia since i saw my cousin and family are living so much better there and happier
“I find the States to be a bit complicated the last few years” - that is a diplomatic way to put it. I too live in Bangkok (5 years now). It is a fascinating country allowing an easy retirement lifestyle. Safe, great food, great health care, low cost of living, friendly people. I have no intentions of returning to the US. My life is so much better here.
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It’s scary to me when Americans keep saying how safe Thailand is, exactly how bad is America!
@@azzking9305 Home in the US I had my car windows smashed 3x in daylight thefts. It very easy to wander into scary parts of town. I never worry here in Thailand.
@@azzking9305 several years ago I met up with a bunch of college buddies in New York City. We were all about 60 years old. We took the subway to Brooklyn and got off at the wrong stop. We decided to walk to our destination and we were all as a group very concerned about our safety. Irrational? Maybe. I never feel like that in Thailand
I don’t live here because it’s more affordable than Switzerland, but the much slower and more peaceful life it offers me. And it allows me to recover from stroke by just living a good life
Either this guy is lying about how much he spends or he’s getting duped. $2700 on a 1bed in bangkok is insane, the average is around 1k I’d say (pool, gym, good location) and 1800 a month on eating out, that’s $60 per day, this guy is going to westerner restaurants daily.
And that GF looks half his age.
@@lineage13 so?
@@lineage13 and...
@@lineage13 nah, not really, she looks 20+ and he's around 30.
you jealous or something?
@@stockholmpublishings2937 It says he is 41.
A full meal for $1.50 and you are spending $1600 a month on dining on top of $300 on groceries? That math doesn't add up. Unless this guy has housemaids, butlers, etc. his costs of living in Thailand don't seem right at all.
1.5 for meal, 48.5 for the girlfriend.
lol he’s an expat not a backpacker.
agreed. hyped up low cost food yet his bill tells a different story lol
to be fair, if you're buying high quality western foods for 2 it can add up.
If he is going to western restaurants, going to expensive bars/nightclubs, and buying wine then you could easily spend this much.
2700 a month for rent in Thailand? Hes smart enough to know he is getting ripped off.
People with money don't know what to do with it.
@@trinidadinternational he doesn't, other people with at least average intellect when it comes to managing their own finances would never pay 2700 for rent in a 3rd world country like Thailand. People, especially American go there for the nearly free cost of living.
That's right! I was paying $20 a night at a nice hotel. That's $600 a month. I'm sure he could have gotten a cheaper luxury apartment in the same area.
@@trinidadinternational you know how the Thais used notes wisely. 555. Seems that you have been living here long enough to know baht value.
Luxury apartments are still a thing in Thailand. Especially the bigger cities.
He nails it on every point.
I moved to Thailand 20 years ago and chose country living.
I eat out anytime I want to, have three vehicles; and have a new three-bedroom, two-bath house with A/C, which I built for $28K. I also built a guest house for about $2K.
In normal times, I travel internationally 2 to 3 times a year, which includes North America.
All this, on a retirement income.
Oh, I also keep an apartment in a larger city for occasional big-city breaks once or twice a month.
My standard of living here is three or four times what it would be in the USA.
May I ask what do you do for a living? Truly want to leave the states but working in my field I could never afford the relocation
How do you cope with the incessant racism?
@@azzking9305 Actually, because of my race, I’m an honored member of my community. So, not so bad. 😬
@@jdavies212msu yeah sounds a bit sus mate
@@azzking9305 Well mate, I’m here. You’re not. 😉
I stay in Germany, but whenever I fly to Thailand even the first step into Thai airways, I feel already I'm home again. Germany took a lot of my happiness and life time, the society, the people like everything is stressful and it's getting worse and worse
Islamic immigration destroyed Germany
As a German I definitely can confirm that.
As a German I feel the same.
@@annakatharinasponagel4630 You guys should try the UK if you think its bad in Germany 😂
As a Thai native born in 1952 and educated in both Australia and the US altogether for 7 years, I find it interesting to watch Bangkok grow over the years. When the skytrain project (BTS) was proposed 30+ years ago, Thai and expat sceptics termed it "pie in the sky" as it was not undertaken by the government but was built on the concept BOT (Built, Operate, Transfer) concession, ie, securing the rights to operate the skytrain for 30 years before all the assets given back to BMA (Bangkok city govt). However, the concessionaire proved the doubters wrong. It was and still is popular enough to make the project break even in less than 5 years and the rest of the remaining years are pure profit. That was the first line and later the national government saw the benefits of electric trains in Bangkok but the cost was/is prohibitive for the private sector to build on its own. So the govt built the civil infrastructure and when completed gives out tender for private sector to bid/run the system by securing train and signalling system themselves. Thus, Bangkok is now one of the better city to live in due to convenient electric trains (several lines) that run in central Bangkok and surrounding areas.
Yeah train lines getting better and better, they had to build them due to traffic and pollution. That's the only reason I decided to live in Japan rather than Thailand. I hope the USA can finally move to trains but I doubt it.
@@sethaldrich6902 The U.S.A. is to spread out to make it realistic.
@@mylifethaidiy7045 couldn’t agree more. Too spread. It’s hard to make the train profitable.
They are so packed during rush hour though
I live in Bangkok and use the train system every day. So much better, cleaner, and more pleasant than the BART system in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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"A lot of people think Thailand is a scary place" - Huh? Never heard that before. The entire continent of Asia is virtually crime free and Bangkok has been the most visited city on earth for the last 7 years.
He might be involved in some kind of businesses. His girlfriend is from Philippine, but they don’t want to live there!? 🧐They also live in Mexico City?
@@Aiyara01 I'm talking about violent crime not political corruption. 🤣 You really think tourists care about bribes going on between cabinet ministers? 😂
Below are the world's homicide rates by region. Asia is at the bottom even though it has the largest population on earth. There's no remote comparison in terms of safety, Asia is the safest region of the world.
Region Rate Homicides
Americas 17.2 173,000
Africa 13.0 163,000
World 6.1 464,000
Europe 3.0 22,000
Oceania 2.8 1,000
Asia 2.3 104,000
@@TITO-sy2rn Not sure how this has anything to do with my comment?
RIP to punctuation. No one is going to read this rambling mess.
M. Bison and Sagat hang out in Thailand.
Still think it's safe?
I don't know about the US but as a French I feel better in Thailand than in France... It's more about the people and the vibes... In France people are stressful... even when you cross them for 5 minutes (in the bus for instance)...
Yep and rude arrogant arseholes
I hate these type of stories. Anyone can live well in the world for 230,000. You can live well in Thailand if you make 24,000 a year.
Folks this channel is called "Make It", not how to live minimally in Bangkok. Let's just take a second and celebrate his success.
You can get by comfortably with US$1k-1.5k per month. What Jesse is doing here is living the lifestyle of someone making a million dollar annual income in NYC/SF.
You don’t need 8K a month to live well in Bangkok, 2K is a good, middle class lifestyle. If you’re frugal you can even get away with $1500 a month.
He pays 2.7k for a Serviced 1 room Apartment. 😂
@@pitchrich5893 It's considered good form in some countries for those with means to spend money on the local service industry as a means of supporting locals and the local economy.
@@pitchrich5893 it is odd cause u can find cheaper very nice condos for $500 there.
He doesn’t know how to find a better deal there..😅🧐😆
I just wanna know how he's spending $1600 a month eating out. I can't even spend that much eating out in the US
It’s ironic that some people wants to live in Thailand while many Thai people wants to live in US or anywhere that isn’t in their homeland
Usually it’s the poor people who are struggling in counties like Thailand 🇹🇭 that want to come to 🇺🇸
Trust me If I could live in Mexico 🇲🇽 making over 100k a year remotely sign me up!!! Next a beach like Puerto Vallarta , or Los Cabos
if only they could make half of what they have earned working in Thai restaurants in the US, trust me they would.
I live in Thailand. Most Thai people don't want to live in the US or anywhere else for that matter.
yeah he got scammed in a new condo property lol. I Iived in this neighbourhood too.. no one wants to spend at least 1k usd for rent especially after covid that they are renting it out for 300 usd to 400 usd from 800 to 1k usd rent. Even if he lives in Marriott service residences that 2k usd rent he can have 2 bedroom.
These prices are insane for Thailand. He is getting scammed. $1600 for food, if he is eating at Thai shops or restaurants, that can't be! $2700 on rent, nope that's way too much. One thing I loved about living in Asia is how affordable things are in comparison to the states and I currently live in an expensive state and Dont pay near as much for housing and eating out.
that could be. considering 50% of dinner are fine dining
no. because the dude choose to live like a king.
I agree. They must mean baht (Thai currency) because it doesn’t add up. When I went to Thailand for a few weeks, food cost me roughly $5-10 a day eating out, how is he spending $1600?! One of the best parts about Thailand is how inexpensive it is.
@@mickiemang2621 No way he rent an apartment for 2700 baht a month unless it's a tent in a jungle. It's defenetly dollars and 1600 / 30 = $166 per day for two person is quite plausible.
@@Max_Jacoby I think its 2700 USD/month or almost 100K. OMG...
A foreigner, not just in Thailand but in many "Emerging countries" have it much
easier. Try to be entrepreneur or globally successful as a local without your clear advantages. You would quickly realize why billions of people around the world
desire to move to the US.
US sucks; Thailand people can make it without going to USA, save the plane ticket.
That is true billions of people want to move to the USA but I feel like the USA is the graveyard of cultures. A lot is going on here and its getting worse. I know we can say we have houses to live in but you go out of your house and you dont know if some crazy person with mental issues will have a gun and start shooting at people. I’ve traveled quite a bit and I love how culture is what makes the countries special and unique. Everywhere you go is so much better people actually talk to you and actually want to get to know you. Here thats not the case. Just sooo many things that are so nice outside the USA.
@@jaimerivera7717 JR said:"Just sooo many things that are so nice outside the USA." Inside the fence, the local elites get to enjoy whatever you
have in mind. The average locals don't. When drug culture first took hold?,
and who welcomed it instead of enforcing against it? You see, guns
were around in the 1700s. Drugs and the mental health issues?
@@jasondpa People should probe real data instead of unsubstantiated
opinions. The real data reveals that more people die because of drugs,
poisonings, and vehicle fatalities than firearms. Same principle applies
to health care costs. People should probe why the global elites seek
the US for their health care needs while simultaneously promoting "Universal/Socialist" health care in their home countries.
@@jasondpa JO said: "Objective data may not be the right approach."
So, unsubstantiated opinions, feelings, and hear say are more
important than facts? Why?
JO said: "...health care costs and gun violence, which does not exist
on my country."
Keep it a secret then, else 3/4 of Africa, Latin America,
Asia, and 90% of India as well as 50% of China might want to move
to "your country." But wait a minute....crime does not exist? Really?
Say....what is "Your country" GDP...per capita? How about
Upward mobility from abject poverty, etc....
Does "Your country" have inane Honorific titles
such as "Doctor", "Mirrey", "Milord", etc. Just asking....
In next ten year Thailand might be a hub of high speed train and all transportation. You might travel to China Laos Myanmar Vietnam Malaysia Singapore like in European. By plane 6hrs to Japan and Korea, 4hrs to India, 3hrs to Indonesia and Philippines. Moreover, Thailand is in world top10 high speed internet too. I live in south of Thailand and I will buy boat next year, I can travel both pacific ocean and Indian ocean by drive 1hr from my house.
The highspeed train connecting China to Singapore will most likely not be completed in the next 10 years.
@@simonjames9481 Agreed, Thailand has no plan to consrtuct high speed train from Bangkok to KL.
His rent is horrendously high for that place, surely?
Yea $2700 US for a one bedroom is crazy high even for north American standards. In Toronto, that price can get you a premium Riza Carlton service condo…maybe that’s what he’s living in?
Yea, I live in Bangkok and a regular 1 BR is around 20,000 THB a month ($560 USD). That's with pool, gym, etc.... he's probably in a newly built luxury unit and all that jazz, but still.... it's stupid expensive.
for $2700 US you can get 2-3 bedroom in prime area. He probably rent a service apartment, which include all cleaning and laundry service, which make the rent more expensive. However, you can hire a cleaning and laundry service separately and save a lot on budget
With his income, he doesn't care even though he probably knows he's paying quite a premium if he's already quite experienced being an expat
@@kenkungna It is included everything, electricity, internet, water, laundry, daily cleaning, high end gym, sauna, infinite pool, parking lot , room service etc. It is the service apartment, not just and apartment.
But is is very high, very expensive anyway compared to other luxury condominiums.
I'm glad he lives well in Bangkok and yes, life is more interesting there than in the U.S., but his rent is really high for what he gets. He needs to shop around.
Bangkok is overpriced
He is just a spoiled millennial.
@@claudiospies1905 ok baby boomer
@@mylifethaidiy7045
Don't you know the generations or are you just ignorant to be able to identify me as Generation X.
He probably lives in a very central area in Bangkok which can be expensive. Of course, there are more affordable areas but I guess with his salary, 2700 usd is not much. 😂
Bangkok is amazing, been there in 2019 and loved it! Thai people are really nice and food is great! It's a booming economy and not that cheap anymore but still cheaper than the US and Europe.
Bangkok is a great city and Thailand a great country - ticks a lot of boxes.
Before I visited there, I always thought it would be another big, messy Asian city.
But was very surprised when I went there.
One thing I've realized is Thai migrants to the west are very few (compared to other Asian nations particularly) and that's because their country is great - they don't need to leave.
Hah, there's much more money and opportunity in Asia than 95% of the Western world. US is the only exception. That's why you mainly only see Asians in the US.
$8,000/month can get you far in a lot of places! This isn’t remarkable.
Can agree with this.
Lost travel for vacation and the mentality is different when they do; so they fall in love with the place and make the move.
A friend of mine said the same thing about Lisbon. Got excited and move and realized all the small details after moving there and the headache he underwent.
Also, this guy has an income of $230K in Thailand you can live luxuriously. Heck even here in San Francisco with that money you can live great.
In short - he’s living the 1% life in Thailand. I’m sure if you’re making $10M here in San Francisco you can easily make the same video even better claiming SF to be amazing.
Money will make any place look good and appealing because you can buy service and clear up your time to enjoy your life.
$8K per month is equivalent to living on $15K per month in the USA. That's too much money for Thailand.
When you have money, anything is possible
It’s simple: make a lot of money and then live in a place that’s super “cheap” (based on your American exchange rate) and get treated like a king by people who will only be able to make 1/100 of what you make on a good day. These people on this channel just want to live/feel like royalty and know they can’t do it in their normal hustle and grind circles in the US.
He would be doing fine in USA, he does even better over there.
should we pay more for the same things?
True
Yup Hes a coward and not welcomed back
@@berrex5152 lol you are a failure so you can stay.
Me and my wife have plans to become expats once she finishes school in the US and we get this business up and running and she naturalizes. Can't wait to move to thailand.
Here's a bit of irony. I'm a foreigner working in Thailand trying to find another foreigner to work a good secure office job paying 4-5 times the local salary here and can't find anyone. Many foreigners only want an Instagram life or a vice ridden life here. They seem to miss that you can have 130 days holidays in Thailand a year (weekends and holidays) and live an upper middle class life during the week and save a fortune or invest.
Hei are you still looking for it?
What visa are you on?
I’m moving there! Hire me haha!!!
What kind of skills are you looking for? What kind of opportunities are out there for people with English skills and office experience? I'm currently in IT support but worked various roles and also speak conversational Thai because I'm half Thai.
Really want to move there and get to experience Thai culture.
@@DR-ex7yu if you're half Thai you're better off getting a passport here and getting a job as a citizen so companies don't have to pay for work permits. There was heaps of work for Thais after covid. Couldn't get staff as it was competitive as. But now most companies are putting freezes on hiring because the world economy is in the beginning of a depression. Being a look khroung they'll also expect you to be fluent in Thai and treat you like a local with a local salary. If you could get a job at an American company (as they really want fluent English speakers, not the Thai 'oh a toiec score of 500 is good enough' English level) that would be the way to go. Higher salary than other companies. Want English speakers. And office type work. If you can sell your skills and overseas experience you might be able to get a salary of around 50k a month starting. Outside of Bangkok that is easy to live on as a single person, especially if you improve your skills and language here and just keep progressing positions quickly (a lot of large companies only hire women and they all want to get married and have kids, not careers. So it's not difficult to progress here). But you'd have to be here to get the job first, so you'd need to do a 3-4 month job search/holiday. But if you did that I'd organize the dual citizenship first.
Great call Jessie! I'm also an entrepreneur who's lived in 6 different countries (including Thailand) and I have been to nearly 100 countries. I can easily confirm... there's no place like Thailand! A lot of blessings in Thailand!
Interesting! Tell us more about your startup and lifestyle!
Excellent video. Living a better life abroad for what you'd pay back home. Like you, I didn't move to Thailand to try and live on $1,000 a month. My budget is a bit lower than yours, but I don’t live in Bangkok. I live like royalty. It's a lovely country. I've been to 150 countries now and Thailand is still #1. Though there are many that are great. Live Mexico City, Medellin, Portugal, etc.
Is it easy to get permanent residence there from Canada?
@Nobody46463 no. PR is pretty much impossible. And takes about 20 years
I'm Thai and for Thai people earning a Thai wage (about 12,000$ annually for average full-time office job) with a high cost of living, we barely gain access to a lot of things it has to offer. It's definitely a great destination when you have a certain amount of money. I'm glad you find it accommodable here. Thai street food is really cheap, good and you can find it all day and late at night.
Exactly 💯 with 30k thb salary it is tough
Yet amazingly all the Thai girls I know in Bangkok manage to work side jobs at the hotel or flower shop and pay cash for their college. In the u.s.a. I tried as hard as I could to pay cash for my college, but still had to take on debt.
@@mylifethaidiy7045 Thai education is cheap but it's poor and in the end we graduated just for an average low income full-time job (or as Thai people know a fresh grad will earn about 15,000 THB or 5,000USD annually.
@@paigesummer4959 In Bangkok my friends that are 711 managers make 17,000 baht/month. Working for Australian shipping company 5 days a week straight days is 40,000 baht.
@@paigesummer4959 But sadly one of my friends who is a 4 year RN Nurse in northern Thailand is only making 10,000 baht/month. Bangkok is definatelly where I will be relocating to for work.
It is easy to live in Thailand because you earn in USD and spend in THB. If you are a first jobber in Thailand. You will get only 15,000-25,000 THB/month (455-760 USD/month) and if you got 50,0000 THB (1,515 USD) income per month, you already considered as top 10% of this country.
How much did you spend per month? almost 300k per month, right?
Don't get me wrong. I glad that you enjoy living here. I wanna tell everyone that, just only few Thai people have a chance to live a luxury life like you.
Other provinces in Thailand is very affordable though. He’s has more money to spend so staying in Bkk is convenient, and it works for him. Those who stayed in Bkk if you’re inventive..you can be successful especially with food. If you have land in your province just go back home, and be your own boss start growing variety of organic foods. There’s so many nonprofit that can help you succeed. Once everything settles you’re set.
@@shanene3145 There are reasons why many young adults have moved to Bangkok and never go back to live in their hometown province.
- Other provinces are affordable IN CASE you earn your money in Bangkok and spend it elsewhere or you are able to find remote job.
Minimum wage in other provinces are much lower than Bangkok because only few business operates there due to low customer capacity. The minimum wage could ridiculously goes down to 9,000 THB/month (273USD) that is half of what you earn in BKK.
- Most of people in other province work in agriculture industry which earn scarcely, they can't even afford to pay essential things, so there are only few room for business opportunity.
If you sell sth fancy like organic vegs, they are not your customer for sure. They can't pay for it. (even I live in Bangkok, I can't afford that healthy life style too.)
- Thai gov spend too much on Bangkok and abandoned the others. Other provinces don't even have proper infrastructure such as transportation, healthcare or utilities. Electronic available from time to time, forget about the internet. If you got sick, you need to drive miles away to find a small health center (the nearest hospital will be too far to reach within a limited time)
Funny enough. Thailand is affordable for foreigner but not for their own people.
Our income amount is too small and no city development in other province. You can't flee the problem by moving to other provinces since you gonna face it one way or another.
So you have only lived in Thailand right?
@@shanene3145 I don't think where I live is matter. However, I had lived in many cities overseas and many provinces in Thailand. What I shared is base on my opinion and experience after I saw and think about it thoroughly.
Where don’t they ever want to move back? Do enlighten me
Expat privilege earning in USD, but spending in THB. If you were earning and spending in THB like the locals it would be a different story.
Well ....that's kinda the point
duh it’s basic geo arbitrage. stop hating… it’s improving the economy of Thailand lol
Not at all. That $2,700/month (100,000 baht/month) is extravagant but that building he is living in has at 51% Thai ownership. I see Thais parking their exotic sports cars outside my condo building while they spend a night out in the rooftop bar in the condo building next to me.
@@drew9496 Stop hating because it’s convenient for you? Imagine everything is reversed, some people are going to put white sheets on themselves and get torches so fast
Or is it making food and entertainment cost more expensive for local Thais? but their income base js still the same :-)
America is very stressful. I want to live aboard, but it would be seasonally
Life in my country with your USD income we both could be Lucrative Partnership and if you boring in the vacation you could be in BALI
Sound fair Enough Madam?? ❤😊
I'm Vietnamese, but I love Thailand, likely my second hometown.
I have watched hundreds of hours of video on Thailand and being an expat since I move there in three weeks. This is by far the best video, best delivery of information and clarity. You nailed it. When I am in BKK beers are on me, brother! Post up a donation button!
So you're offering to buy CNBC a beer?
For $2,700 in rent and $1,600 on food each month, he could have just moved to NYC. My rent in midtown Manhattan is $700 less and I pay less to eat out.. in New York!! Laundry done for me for $80 a month.
The price is for both him and his fiancé. His fiancé is Filipino so probably she cannot work in Thailand. Even if she does, their average salary is so low that can’t even afford their one fancy dinner…
@@margotk538 you don’t pay double in rent just because there’s 2 people living it in. And it doesn’t cost $2k for food each month even for a family on New York.
The fact there it’s 2 people doesn’t change the fact that they’re paying more money then it takes to live in New York, or any other HCOL city.
@@Kudos2Kawaii I agree. I am just saying that in the video he mentioned this expenses are for two people, implying that he supports his fiancé’s expenses too. It’s a high amount for sure as local Thai food is really cheap. I assume they frequent the high end restaurants in Bangkok and that can be pricey if they go on a regular basis.
I try to convince my husband to retire in thailand when we get old. I bought a house for us and here he's married a thai woman and never been to thailand. Never wanted to. I feel like he's missing out. I can't blame him either a person who doesn't like traveling. The trip is quite long.
He will come around.
No worries, he cheated on me with another gamer. I don't want him back. No thank you. 🤣
In USA the bottom 1/3 of wage earners are looked down on or ignored. In Bangkok and much of Thailand the bottom 1/3 wage earners are typically rushing around on their motorbike, girlfriend or boyfriend on the back- smiling and generally happy to be Thai.... and fully a part of the cultural family....
Lol. Its not what you think at all. Class is still very much alive in South East Asia, worse than the US. Thailand is no exception
@@secrets.295 I have spent much time in Thailand .. there is some truth in your comment, but I stand by my experience....
That's a pretty naive view. "The cultural family" -- you do realize Thailand has more than one culture, there are cultural divides, racism, etc, yes? There is no one "cultural family" in a country of tens of millions of people.
You make a good point. If you're poor in Thailand or SE Asia in general, your life is not at risk like it is in the ghettos of the US. Also, you can be poor there and still eat well, live well, enjoy the beautiful beaches, islands, outdoor activities etc. No one will really shun you or look down on you like in Western society. You are correct (coming from an Asian American who visits SE Asia several times a year and has relatives there).
BTW Between 2000 to 2500 a month is only a rich people, Considering 2500 / 10 or at least / 5, I would say it's depend on location and some place population where you live but anyway man 2500 isn't a joke tho
Assets that can make you rich
Bitcoin
Stocks
Real estate
You're right , it's obvious a lot of people remain poor due to ignorance, it's better to take risks and make sacrifices than to remain poor
When you invest, you're buying a day you don't have to work
Obviously trading in bitcoin is very volatile and risky to trade that's the reason most traders trade with a company
Learn and trade under a guide I do same and I hardly make losses in the market
I live here most of my life (lived in london and sydney). I must say the crime here is almost 0% in the city. In most people's life time they will never see shop robbing or car smashing in the day or night time like San Francisco ever. Most crimes usualy from those beaches far from bangkok, just don't go in a dark alley, or beach/ forrest at night (alone or not) where there's not a soul in sight.
I was living really well in Bangkok on $2k/month for nearly 5 years. The absolute bare minimum for Bangkok should be $1k but i don't recommend it at this level.
That is like 60,000 baht a month which is absolute overkill. Did you hire a personal barista, cleaner and chef?
@@method341 60sqm apartment in ratchada for 20k baht/month plus 4-5k baht for electric and maid and laundry. So 25k baht for housing. 10-15k baht for food. 10k baht goes towards health insurance and visa related traveling. The rest went towards everything else: partying, buying clothes etc.
@@skillfuldabest how much did you pay for electricity exactly? Anything over 1,000 baht a month and you're getting ripped off or you're bitcoin mining. And health insurance is overrated but I guess you're American so you can't live without it. Even still, you can find health insurance for less than 3,000 baht a month.
There's people living like kings on half that. I think you wasted money on stuff you didn't need/got ripped off.
@@method341 Dude the only people paying 1k baht for electric are people living outside of bangkok lol. You're citing Chiang Mai rates. And only $40-50 goes towards health insurance, the rest is for flights and visa costs. And no i'm not American.
He lives in Bangkok, which is significantly different from much of the rest of Thailand and has pretty much imported his habits, expectations and lifestyle to Bangkok. Not exactly immersing himself in the culture.
A typical englishamerican expat
@@LoLo-ns5iw the new anglo-american imperialism
Dumb comment. Not everyone wants to live in a bamboo hut in a rice field, surrounded by water buffaloes. Especially not someone that makes well over 6-figures.
He's immersing himself in the culture of Bangkok. Lots of large cities are different than the rest of the country they're in. For instance, most people in NYC live in apartments or attached homes and walk or take public transportation. That is opposite of most people in the U.S. who are car dependent, live in areas with unreliable transportation, rarely walk anywhere, and live in suburbs and exurbs.
I'm happy for him, but must admit I stopped watching when he said he lives on 8k a month. This isn't for me if that's what it takes to live there...but it's a beautiful country, sweet people, delicious food!
Not sure if they converted that correctly to USD, but it’s crazy cheap to live there. It’s easy to live well on less than $1000/month for eating, rent, shopping, etc. If you wanted to budget, you could probably do it for $300-500/mo. He’s living the millionaire’s lifestyle over there with such a deluxe apt. I’m guessing the equivalent would be at least $10k/mo in a LCOL area and $20-50k/mo in a place like NYC.
Lol. 8k a month and he is pretty much a king. Helps that he is Caucasian too with being treated better in all aspects.
Yea it became totally unrelatable at that point
@@LuluLinArt thank you for that info LuLu Lin! It's nice to know you DONT have to have 8k a month to live well.
That's not what it takes to live there, that's just his circumstance. If you want to live there, you could definitely make it work for less. Don't be discouraged!
Respectfully, it's much more pleasurable for a person with relative wealth to live in a place where people around you are stuck working for a living wage that can't be equally used to live in, let's say, the US. These videos can be quite ignorant, and those living abroad in developing/third-world countries will scoff at this.
American media constantly portrays that living and working in the US gives you the buying power to live in other countries in comfort because of the currency and even though that is true to some extent, there's no need too rub it into the rest of the world.
This! I'm Southeast Asian. Deep down, behind the fake smiles we show to expats, we honestly resent and are bitter towards them. While they get to live well with their American salary, locals struggle to get by daily. Often when we see these type of expats, we secretly scoff at them. Lifestyle cost arbitrage reeks of privellege and often ignorance.
It's just the new version of colonization honestly
I'm Asian American, and trust me we do the same in the West. Asian Americans are the best educated and highest paid ethnic group in America and we do our part gentrifying neighborhoods, raising property values and pricing people out when we move in. Not only Asian Americans, but Crazy Rich Asians from Asia buy up ultra expensive property in Western cities all over the world. Not to mention what China is doing in Africa and Latin America. Us Asians are actually the biggest offenders in the world for that right now.
But how does that compare to places like New Zealand, Sydney, Silicon Valley and Vancouver, all of which have rising property prices due largely to wealthy people coming in from China? Westerners are certainly adversely affected too. This will only get worse when China fully relaxes its travel restrictions and people start traveling again.
YES
$2700/month in bangkok is extreme. For a one bedroom. No matter what district. You can find amazing modern 1 BR places for $600-1200
And his unit looks pretty basic.
I have been watching youtube for properties in thailand for three years. never seen people actually rent a $2700 condo in bangkok
I've lived in Bangkok for 20+ years and joined Thailand Elite back when a Life Time Visa (for 1 Million Thai Baht) was the ONLY option. And NO, you do not need to retain an Immigration lawyer (or any lawyer for that matter) if you want to explore Lone Term living options here. Thai Embassies & Consulates worldwide can answer your questions about visas, while you are still in your home country. While Thai Immigration can help you to extend your stay or advise Long Term Visa options which best suit your needs, while you are here in Thailand.
Welcome to Thailand. Have a joyful and easy life here.
Makes me wanna relocate back to Asia, been living in China and Taiwan for 11 years, Thailand seems like a pretty nice option.
is China and Taiwan not Asia
@@Bibirallie Taiwan seems unsafe with the current political climate with China.
@@Bibirallie Hahahah wanted to ask them same question 😂
I also lived in China and Taiwan. Thailand might be better for me right now
@Tobcmu Surit Proud of u
41 myself, have visited Thailand twice myself and countless other countries outside of North America and Europe, and so ready to retire early and live abroad on what I have saved in 401k, Roth IRA, stocks, crypto, and liquid. Jesse is engaging in 'extravagant' means based on his figures and cost, I promise you a life abroad is achievable for much less, and is close to as enjoyable as he's described it. Now that my kids are moved out of my home (one college and one in assisted living), I'm constantly pushing my wife to consider doing something similar to this, as I am too over the 'stresses' of living in the United States. Congrats to you Jesse, and all those that have achieved such a desired life (domestic or abroad, I'm no hater).
So many Americans have never traveled abroad yet they have this Americans are the best attitude
As an American I agree. We, like most people in the world believe our country to be the best. I’ve traveled to a few other countries and our infrastructure is outstanding compared to much of world. But for enjoyment of daily life we are down the list and I for one will be living abroad in a few years.
I went to Phuket in 1990 at 27 years old without money..Lived like a king..Now i have money and can do it again at 60.
Inspiring... Bangkok is such an amazing city... trying to convince my fiance that this is where we should retire...
His budget is extremely inflated and I think by design too. I just watched an episode of House Hunters International on HGTV. A young woman from England moved to Thailand and was apartment hunting and they had looking at small places about $1300 USD plus! The units were okay but could be had for half that price. There are many foreign expats living in Thailand on $1000 - $1500 USD total monthly expenses. I’m not a conspiracy nut but I think there’s a reason why you don’t hear about how cheap you can live abroad and have a better quality of life.
This type of lifestyle is unsustainable for local communities and overall increases the natural competition of resources. I can imagine the future will look a lot different with how digital work is entering the workforce.
Thai actually has a lot of wealthy people. Just FYI ownership in buildings has to be 51% Thai atleast.
Not everyone shows up in Thailand and throws money around stupidly. Now in Cali wherey you have rich tech bros who got lucky on big stock options (fed by venture capital ponzi rounds), there you see how it can ruin communities and create artificial elevations of resource values.
I have never heard or seen any of her clients complain of lost... I think she one of the
best.
There are way more wealthy Thais than foreigners. Most farang are pretty broke.
Most Russian-Americans are killing their ne8ghbors for scraps of food anyway
Nailed it. This video is spot on.
I wish all Americans respected culture and language of other countries like him
Preach!
Many do. At least these days
We visited Thailand last year and the Thai people are very nice and friendly. We are going back again this year.
Are these expenses in US dollars or Thai baht? Because some of his living expenses doesn’t make sense such as $2700 for rent and $1600 for eating out. Thailand is a great and inexpensive place to live, so if he’s paying that much, he’s being taken advantage of because they know he’s an expat.
The rent is normal for high-end service apartment in top locations. Yeah, I had my doubts before until getting to know a friend who was paying that amount for his place in Bangkok. As for the dinning out expense, I suspect they go to Michelin 2 or 3 star restaurants and high-so bars very often. The imported wines and champagnes are insanely expensive in Thailand.
@@waynew2835 Exactly right!
Asia is so far from North America. I'd explore South America - also cheap and the same time zones as 🇺🇲
Some countries even use USD as their national currency - Salvador, Ecuador, Panama, Caribbean islands.
The best Thailand experience is when you are on a trip or on vacation. The longer you live there, the more you will be disappointed. Blending in local society can be difficult even if you speak their language since you didn’t grow up there. Most likely, you will be surrounded by your girl’s friends and family. However, as long as you have steady income, it is a good place to live.
Can agree with this.
Lost travel for vacation and the mentality is different when they do; so they fall in love with the place and make the move.
A friend of mine said the same thing about Lisbon. Got excited and move and realized all the small details after moving there and the headache he underwent.
Also, this guy has an income of $230K in Thailand you can live luxuriously. Heck even here in San Francisco with that money you can live great.
In short - he’s living the 1% life in Thailand. I’m sure if you’re making $10M here in San Francisco you can easily make the same video even better claiming SF to be amazing.
Money will make any place look good and appealing because you can buy service and clear up your time to enjoy your life.
His gf is not from Thailand
For those of us living in the US you can live anywhere in the world with 230K. We are looking for a place where our little money in the US can go further.
People here don’t get it, a lotttttttt of people are only in the USA because of money that’s it it’s nothing else with 8K a month I’ll moved back to my country which is heaven on earth that’s my goal by my 40th birthday
Your passion shines through in every video.
It seems like everybody nowadays dreams about living and working remotely abroad in a cheap and warm country.
This man is rich af, he could basically live anywhere. I need a video of a normal person moving to Thailand, not mr six figure income talking about how luxurious and cheap it is there. lol
230K is rich??? how much is average income in your country? mine is only 300K and I am still average in my country.
Thank you so much for represent my home country :)
Making 230k and you're surrounded by beautiful Asian women wanting a better life that flock to rich foreign men. Cant imagine why your life would be so much better there.
Thailand got my vote when it comes to living in a different country.
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The production on your video is awesome.
But what i really wanted to get at is your perspective. As a fellow American who loves living in Thailand I appreciated it when you said its nice to learn the culture and language, the Thais really seem to admire that. It’s very true. Unfortunately many ex pats that move here do not seem to hold to same values but rather complain about things and not adapt.
Regardless love you vid and your view points.
Can I ask how you got into web development and would you suggest any avenues to travel for someone curious in the field?
Thanks in advance
Pls how can one visit the united state of America as a student during vacation
Pay attention. This is a Interview from CNBC. It’s not his personal post
1. Learning thai
2. "I think it's important to respect locals in any place that you guest."
...I stopped believing he's an american =D
remember kids if you are rich you are an expat
if you are poor you are an inmigrant
makes 230,000 a year a blogging company? I doubt it. Or if he does it won't last long. There is nothing unique about his alleged business. What company is it? Dropblog? Is he paying USA taxes on it? If he was making 230,000 a year, there are plenty of places in the USA he could live exceptionally well and get anything he wanted. I call BS on his hype. I been to Thailand 15 times since 2004 so I know a little bit about Thailand
Love Thailand. I visit every year or 2 years.
I'm shocked, you make 1/4 million dollars a year and you're living better in Thailand than the US? Why don't you talk about something interesting like what the taxes are like for someone earning in Thailand as a US citizen
He is not earning in Thailand. He doesn't have a business registered in Thailand and he continues, as a digital nomad, to move around. If he has a US passport then he is paying US federal taxes.
$2,700 a month on rent in Bangkok!? WTF? CRAZY! I spend $600 and have a Excellent place
He likes the cleaning, laundry, extra hotel-like amenities.
And that price is for a one bedroom?!! As someone who has lived in bangkok that is kinda mind blowing
Same! I have an excellent furnished place in Bangkok for $550/month.
This guy knows nothing and is being ripped off. Probably living in a place with all expats who also don't know they are being ripped off.
Same. I moved back to Bangkok in May 2022 from the US. I have no intentions of moving back to the US. It costs me way less than $8000 to live well here. You can live very well in Bangkok for $1500/month - $3000/month all in.
I have lived and worked in Thailand for over 30 years and i have now retired. I have a thai wife and we own our own house. We spend about THB 100,000 per month and live very well. You could spend half this amount and still have a better standard of living than the UK or USA. No property taxes, electricity and fuel is half what i would pay in the UK and healthcare is much much better (even though it is private i only pay about THB 3,500 per month for inpatient cover).
Been to Bangkok, Thailand three times and I'll never get sick and tired of it.
Uh okay.
I've spent almost a year in Thailand and we are moving to Thailand this year, Thailand is better place to raise kids, better schools and environment.
Thank you i hope to see you in Thailand someday,, we need inclusive voices, not haters ! knee jerk reactions. Envy speaks loudly on-line. Keep living your life.
$8k/month????? Has he lost his mind or does he not know he is getting bent over the coals? You can live in Thailand for a tenth of that, and very comfortably.
Any single American man who can work remote and still voluntarily lives in the US is ignorant.
Much less stress, can live a lifestyle 3-4x what you could back home, less disrespect/annoyance, significantly better dating scene (so weird remembering that women can be under 200lbs) for men, whether you want to date local or other ex pats, beautiful scenery, and just a flat out more pleasant populace.
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I was working at a big tech company in 2018, making 6 figures. I was then offered a job in Thailand for only 80k.
I did the math and despite the large pay cut, that 80k in Thailand was still going to give me a much better cost of living in Thailand than I did with a 6 figure salary in a HCOL city in America. I should have taken it.
This video is ridiculous, upsetting and unrelatable. Who can relate to his expenses?? He is earning BIG in usd, living in Thailand and paying almost 3k monthly for 1 bedroom rental. Crazy crazy video!
It's not just for a 1 bedroom rental, he lives like if he was in a hotel, with gym, cleaning service, security, etc.
@@anoukc6928 but 3k is still high in Thailand for that
I thought the same! With that salary he could be living a luxurious life in any expensive US city but instead he pays for an expensive apartment in a cheap Asian city?? Such a delusional video
@@chrisimus1625 I earn $40k per month and also live in service condos. I have no regrets.
I live in new york and don’t even spend the crazy amount of money
it's amazing, I was enthusiastic about Thailand for about 2 minutes, when I realized, it doesn't even begin to compare to other places, say Italy, those portuguese islands, Spanish islands... it's nice for a visit; I understand it's a personal choice, it obviously makes sense; there are however much, much better places out there.
Are these paid promotional videos? Having lived 10years in both Thailand and USA, there is no way you can compare the lifestyle as they are completely different. For example, Those Thai "$1.50 meals" are about a quarter the size of US meal sizes. Traffic is ridiculous. There is no real winter season. Nor any type of freedoms that Americans enjoy.
Sure it's a good place, but it's not for everyone
Still, Thailand is more exciting than 99% of the US. Who cares about the meal difference, traffic and Winter season when you are living in absolute paradise in the most visited country on earth. Your purchasing power parity will completely offset the differences and then some. Lack of freedom isn't going to apply to expats unless you're committing crimes and demonstrating against the government - why would you even do that if you have tons of money and are living a good life there? Those types of concerns are more for locals. If you want Winter, you can easily just fly to Europe or the US during Winter with all of the money you've saved by living in Thailand.
@@HeatherLewis213 have you even been to Thailand? What you're describing doesn't sound like the country I lived in. Maybe after your 50th time being shaken down for a bribe by the traffic police or constantly having deal with government bureaucracy for the exact.same paperwork, or having to drive on terrible roads, or put up with never ending protests and curfews or look at the garbage strewn parks and beaches and canals. Maybe then you might change your view. What can you do in Thailand you can't also do in America? I know in America I can can go camping, fishing, hunting, shooting, water skiing and shooting fireworks and all kinds of legal fun without getting stopped by government agents every hour. Heck, I can also easily start a home business or 3 in America which would be completely impossible for an expat to do legally in Thailand. That is freedom.
I get it that Thailand has many cheaper prices, but it doesn't offer anything America doesn't have already.
@@HyperspaceHoliday That's obscure stuff - bad roads, paying cops bribes, garbage strewn parks? Most tourists don't experience or complain of that stuff. You can easily avoid those experiences. What do you mean what can you do in Thailand that you can't do in America? There's nothing similar to Thailand in America at all. Why would you even attempt to compare American hunting, fishing, shooting etc to the paradise settings of Phuket, Ko Samui, Ko Chang, Ko Phi Phi etc, all of the street food everywhere, beach activities, Bangkok and Pattaya nightlife, ancient temples, friendly smiling Thai locals, endless street, night and floating markets, elephant sanctuaries, island hopping, swimming with whale sharks, snorkeling etc. Thailand is the most visited country on earth for the last 7 years for a reason. People want to experience the culture, food, beaches, islands and Thai life. Literally if you went to the airport and tried to convince those tourists to go fishing and hunting in America instead, they would all just laugh at you. No Europeans care about going to America to experience American culture at all. NYC is the only exception that's why I said 99%. The rest of the US is not exciting for tourists at all. Yes I have lived in Thailand, I am a partner at a consulting firm and travel every 2 weeks for work. Born and raised in the US.
@@HeatherLewis213 ok sure. I don't consider NYC to be considered representative of typical American life so I can understand why you don't look favorably on that.
Still, I believe you're mistaken on your statistics as Thailand is not the most visited country in the world. That honor goes to France, and even the US receives around double the number of tourists that Thailand receives annually
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Sorry, but this is just funny. 8K a month. This guy lives a high end US lifestyle in central BKK. I am often amazed how much money Americans manage to blow on things. 1600USD on eating out. That is a challenge! Lucky dude!
On $8k a month you can live just as well in NYC. Seems like a lot, even for a luxury lifestyle in Bangkok.
that is simply not true. this dude is rich in his community, in NYC he's middle class
@@CannabisUseOnly I'm not talking about comparison of wealth in each city. I'm just saying that an $8k budget in NYC can buy him a similar standard of living in NYC. You can easily get a luxury 1 br condo like that in NYC pre covid for $3500 a month, which will leave him with $4500. That is enough to have a maid, order in food everyday, eat out and go to bars all the time etc in NYC. It's definitely not a middle class lifestyle, easily upper middle class. He's still in the top 15% of earners even in NYC. My point is he is over paying for what he is getting in Bangkok and with that budget he can live just as well in NYC based on what showed in this video.
He’s definitely overpaying for rent in Bangkok, but $8k a month in NYC is nothing now. My rent alone in midtown Manhattan is $4300 a month for a one bedroom with practically no amenities. I visits Thailand every year and I can totally agree with him that the quality of life in Bangkok is way better than in the US. Food is a lot cheaper and there’s tons of options to choose from as well. You can find super nice luxury condos in Bangkok for under $1k a month that comes with pool, gym, and security as well as other amenities. Also, Bangkok is a lot safer compare to the states especially like big cities like NYC/Chicago/LA. Not to mention, people are very nice and friendly in Thailand. With that said, who wouldn’t want to live in Thailand? 😂
@@Crazylust yeah lol, guy above you clearly didn't know the market in NY. He had to say pre-covid just to fudge the numbers lol
@@CrazylustI don’t know about NYC but definitely doable in SF. I know because I had the same salary and lived there
Hello Jesse looking to move to Thailand and would be looking for work to supplement my social security. I have marketing experience as I have worked in auction galleries doing research on art and antiques, photography, sales and customer service. I also trained professional fighters for many years and look forward to seeing some Thai boxing! Thanks very much for the informative video!😃
Bro with that money in Bangkok, you are literally a king. I’m here right now on vacation and it’s a man’s paradise. I make 6 figures back home but you don’t need much at all here to live well.