Hello All

[ajnamoon]

Hi There Everyone
Just signed up to this site as hoping to relocate to Thailand later this year from UK and hoping i can get some usefull help and information for people already living there
Hope ur all well
Chris

[Bill Rini]

Hi There Everyone
Just signed up to this site as hoping to relocate to Thailand later this year from UK and hoping i can get some usefull help and information for people already living there
Hope ur all well
Chris

Where are you planning to relocate to? What kind of helpful info can we provide? :-)

[ajnamoon]

Well hoping to relocate to Chaing Mai later on this year still not decided on date
So where are you from / how long u been living in Bangkok ?
Well information re location Is it worthwhile bringing over household goods ? what are the prices of electrical white goods over there ?
Thanks Chris

[Japamerican]

Well hoping to relocate to Chaing Mai later on this year still not decided on date
So where are you from / how long u been living in Bangkok ?
Well information re location Is it worthwhile bringing over household goods ? what are the prices of electrical white goods over there ?
Thanks Chris

Just bring enough clothes to last you for a week. Check if your voltage and frequency are compatible with Thailand's.

Things are pretty cheap and accessible in Chiang Mai. Electronics can be surprisingly expensive, but it's not worth it to lug out all your electronics to Thailand.

You can get most foods from your home country at the supermarkets as well.

[Bill Rini]

Well hoping to relocate to Chaing Mai later on this year still not decided on date
So where are you from / how long u been living in Bangkok ?
Well information re location Is it worthwhile bringing over household goods ? what are the prices of electrical white goods over there ?
Thanks Chris

I lived in Bangkok for about 2.5 years but I'm back in the US now. Not by choice. Had a job offer that I couldn't pass up. Otherwise I would still be back in Thailand.

Whether its worthwhile to bring over household goods is really going to center on the cost of shipping. An iron probably costs more to ship than you can replace one for.

Voltage in Thailand is 220v. If your electronics are 110v (and they don't have a power brick that steps down the voltage from 220v) you should leave them at home and replace. Laptops, televisions, etc all pretty much can take 220v and step down but things like a toaster probably won't.

[ajnamoon]

Hi All
Thanks for replies i was thing more along lines of Automatic machine dishwasher fridge and freezer i heard these items were quite expensive in thailand ???

[ajnamoon]

Hi There
So u were in Thailand for quite a while you must miss it ?? Did mu just stay there on 90 day visa extensions ?or leaving and reentering each time? Have checked out cointainer shipping about £2000 for all household goods they pack and ship door to door which includes washing machine dishwasher fridge and freezer and ive read that as long as household goods are shipped within 6 months of geting one year visa then no tax or duty to pay ???
What was the price of an apartment there or house per month Thanks Again Chris

[himalayas]

Hi to all of you,
I am new in this forum, I am here to make new friends and want to participate travel related threads.
Thanks.

[Bill Rini]

Hi All
Thanks for replies i was thing more along lines of Automatic machine dishwasher fridge and freezer i heard these items were quite expensive in thailand ???

Not expensive enough to be worth shipping them.

When people talk about electronics being expensive in Thailand they're usually talking about a margin on top of what they're used to paying. So a 10% markup makes something "expensive" in Thailand. If you're from Los Angeles, we have an 8.5% sales tax. In the UK you have VAT. I think you really need to look at the prices with the extra tax and VAT you'll pay back home. In that context the prices are only slightly more expensive than back home.

I purchased a Macbook Pro in Thailand on holiday several years ago. When I checked the prices it was more expensive to buy it in Thailand but if I factored in what I would have paid in sales tax (in California) or VAT buying it in London (I was living in Gibraltar and in and out of London all the time) it was actually right around the same price.

BTW, I've never seen a dishwasher in Thailand. I'm sure you can get one just as one member here had his kitchen re-done with an oven (another appliance lacking in most Thai homes) but you probably won't find a home with one. Fridge and freezer probably not a problem unless you're talking total top of the line.

[Bill Rini]

Hi There
So u were in Thailand for quite a while you must miss it ?? Did mu just stay there on 90 day visa extensions ?or leaving and reentering each time? Have checked out cointainer shipping about £2000 for all household goods they pack and ship door to door which includes washing machine dishwasher fridge and freezer and ive read that as long as household goods are shipped within 6 months of geting one year visa then no tax or duty to pay ???
What was the price of an apartment there or house per month Thanks Again Chris

Of course. I miss it every day :-)

I was on an ED (educational) visa. I studied Thai for two years. I only had to leave Thailand at the end of each 1-year visa. However, every 90 days I had to go to immigration and request a visa extension. They try to determine if you're making satisfactory progress in your classes. Most of the time it's just announcing your number only in Thai or speaking very briefly with you in Thai to make sure you know very basic sentences.

Not sure about paying taxes or duty. This is Thailand so the rules are whatever they make them up to be that day. Right or wrong, you may have to pay something to "expedite" things out of customs.

Most of Bangkok is apartments. You can find houses but not usually near central-Bangkok. An apartment can cost as little as 2000 or 3000 baht per month and go all the way up to hundreds of thousands of baht per month. The things that seem to impact price the most are (in no particular order):

1. Age of the building
2. Neighborhood (is it near Sukhumvit or out in the sticks someplace?)
3. How close is it to the BTS or MRT?
4. Quality of the apartment (is it a nice, well maintained property?)
5. Furnishings (yes, the vast majority of apartments come furnished)
6. Building amenities (i.e. spa, pool, gym, etc)
7. Is it a services apartment (do they provide maid service, etc?)

I'm sure there are others but, you get the point. It's hard to say what an apartment costs.

For 2000 - 3000 baht per month, you're probably looking at a place with no air con, old building, no amenities, etc. For about 20,000 - 30,000 baht per month you can get a really nice place in a modern building with full amenities, security guards, etc. Starting around 50,000 you can get a place like the previous one but with daily maid service, etc (serviced apartment). Going up from there, it's just a matter of your imagination.