Originally Posted by katongkaren

Just some food for thought and in answer to the question Is Asia now unaffordable? I would say no it is not based on your budget.

I can only speak of Phuket but GBP 2000 will currently buy you about 100,000 baht. Of course you will always be at the mercy of exchange rates. Mr KK and I live on around 100 to 120,000 a month. We have a villa with pool and all the services to go with it, run 2 vehicles, a powerboat(!), eat/drink out approx every other day, have aircon (biggest cost but a fraction of UK power costs). Some friends of ours (2 people) live on 30,000 baht, smoke, drink, only go out twice a week, run 1 vehicle and 3 dogs(!) but no aircon. Just to give you some idea.

Be interesting to hear about monthly costs in Malaysia, Philippines or anywhere else - anyone?

Originally Posted by Umpatan

The rent will be chaper than the fluctuation of the Pound Sterling. Last year, January, the British pound bought 67 Bhat. That is 17 Bhat per pound.

Originally Posted by dmax

hi there,
ok i will tell u where to go..cambodia,me and my wife are just back from there,resort town called sihanoukville on the coast with beautifull beaches,hot weather,cheap everything....u will get a good clean 1st class hotel for $20 -£ 12 per nite room service,swimming pool,mini bar,cable tv.u can get a good decent lovely bungalow for $6 a nite with air con,cable,..u can get a beer for 75 cents..bottle whiskey for $4..down there they have beach parties everynite of week untill 5am on the beach ,fire dancers dj,s,the lot..they have hundreds of international cafes ,resturaunts down there,they have girlies for $10 a pop if that is wot ur into....and u know wot? u can stay there 10 yrs 20 yrs without a visa...so there u go mate...hope u make the rite choice and good luck....

Originally Posted by shafanm

Today malaysia is the second most liberal and tolerant muslim country in the world.

Originally Posted by lionheart

Surely the bit about not needing a visa is bollocks, mate?

Originally Posted by katongkaren

Go on then, tell us.

Originally Posted by Sherpa

How faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar would $us76 per week get you all inclusive

Originally Posted by TheDreamer

Do you realise some ppl in UK are having to make do with that type of budget. Yesterday a guy on the BBC was saying he has to live on 400 pounds a month. Get real you rich sissy boy, not everyone is loaded like you

Originally Posted by Sherpa

hey dreamboat im not loaded i live to a budget too

My figure was $76 bucks x 4.3 = $326 a far cry from 400 squids eh !

Originally Posted by TheDreamer

Rich boy, 400 quid in UK doesn't even cover the rent for a room in most places. So comparatively $326 in Thailand is a lot more than 400 quid in UK. The thing is it's impossible to have an intelligible discussion with a loaded guy like you who's perhaps never moved a muscle in his life as he's inherited his belongings from his ancestors

Originally Posted by Tuan Tim

To buy property in Thailand you have to use money that you import. As the baht has indeed risen to sterling, you are faced with bringing in 100,000 pounds for something that last year would have cost you sterling 80K. Even if the property market drops its prices you will no doubt still use more sterling.
My mole tells me to wait a few months.
Things might then get very, very interesting. My usual 10% please. And leave my pension alone.

Originally Posted by Sherpa

This $326 per month was what peg the leg said he lived on yet i do believe it is possible but there was more to him that meets the eye and that was the basis of my argument not his ficticious stump.