Hey besties, here’s a little week 1 recap – mostly financials and logistical stuff because you can so easily google pretty pictures and find cute cafes on google maps. This is the shit people don’t breakdown!
Let me make a quick disclaimer! We are NOT budget travelers and the below numbers are for TWO adults who prioritize convenience and experiences. We keep our big costs pretty low and splurge on good food, good 🍃 (legal here) and experiences/activities! I make at least 3/4 of our meals at home because 1. I like to cook and 2. convenience sake – it’s quicker for me to cook what I want to eat than wait 30-40 min for delivery.
Week 1:
September 12th-18th, 2024
You know the first week, hell the first month when you move somewhere it’s more expensive than the rest of the time because you’re getting the necessities and cute stuff you want to decorate with to create a home.
One time + monthly expenses that are constant:
Plane tickets from USA to Thailand, upgraded seats + extra luggage allowance: $1,539.60
Apartment (rent is different each month because of low/high tourist season) but it averages to $757 per month and this includes: wifi, electric, water, full gym, fitness + yoga classes, sauna, pool, weekly full cleaning + sheets/towel changes, 24/7 security + private covered parking.
Scooter rental: $150 monthly (paid the 13th of each month)
Water Delivery (tap water is NOT safe to drink here): about $15 per month
Purchases Throughout the Week:
these fluctuate week to week
Pretty things for our apt + necessities: $173
Groceries: $113.97
Eating Out/Meal Delivery: $150.52
Little treats (aka smoothies, coffee, tea, matcha, etc): $19.08
🍃 (legal here): $25.56
Massage (+tip): $0
Gas: $6.01
Scooter Rental: $150 (paid this week)
As you can see the daily average for our first week is almost $65 which is (hopefully) way higher than it will be from here on out! This doesn’t factor our plane tickets or rent into the daily average but it does for everything else (scooter, water, food, grocery shopping, etc).
For the first week we spent a total of $711.44 excluding our plane tickets and rent.
This is what our total spending stats look like:
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