Dear Hillary,
How much do I need to spend each month to live nicely in Pattaya. I know that since it is an international resort for tourists it might be a bit more expensive than up-country. It would be just for me as I don’t intend having any live-ins or anything like that. I am 58 years old and have retired early.
Will
Dear Will,
There’s quite a few books on this subject, Petal, including one from our own Dr. Iain (Farang The Sequel). To live at a decent standard, eating at restaurants and the odd bottle of wine (make it Veuve Clicquot and I’ll join you), movies and a reasonable condo, look at 100,000 baht a month. Of course, if you own your own condo you can make that monthly figure a lot less.
