Cost of Retirement - LOS

[aot871]

I could never afford to live in pattaya what with running a house back in the uk plus the cost of medical insurance in los,(, the later being the killer ,)My total income per month after uk tax is approx £1800 or 77,000 at the present rate of exchange,

[Smiles]

" ... I've found find this website quite interesting ... "

Thanks for that comparison link Scottish. On the whole it's reasonably accurate. I compared Vancouver/Bangkok, but I see there is an area deeper into the site which shows smaller town comparisons ~~ for instance, Hua Hin is there, although not as comprehensive as the large cities.

I've got that one in my bookmarks. https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp

[scottish-guy]

I could never afford to live in pattaya what with running a house back in the uk plus the cost of medical insurance in los,(, the later being the killer ,)My total income per month after uk tax is approx £1800 or 77,000 at the present rate of exchange,

Well in my case I'd be selling my house to relocate. Main reason being I have only distant relatives to whom I wish to leave nothing and the UK Govt likewise.

However I know that even the proceeds of a house sale (especially the tiny Gorbals hovel that MiniMee insists that I live in) would very quickly be eaten up - so I either need to find a business in my new country of residence which will at least cover most of my living expenses or as I say move to somewhere like Moldova or Georgia where I can live reasonably well very cheaply, until the grim reaper calls

[kittyboy]

Well in my case I'd be selling my house to relocate. Main reason being I have only distant relatives to whom I wish to leave nothing and the UK Govt likewise.

However I know that even the proceeds of a house sale (especially the tiny Gorbals hovel that MiniMee insists that I live in) would very quickly be eaten up - so I either need to find a business in my new country of residence which will at least cover most of my living expenses or as I say move to somewhere like Moldova or Georgia where I can live reasonably well very cheaply, until the grim reaper calls

I looked up the cost of living in Moldova and it is certainly an inexpensive place to live.
Cheap living is certainly an attraction - I do like the look of the eastern european boys.

[newalaan2]

I said I found it interesting and useful - only the SGT 'management team' is infallible

Also you should know by now that merely being the messenger is sometimes enough for being almost personally responsible for any 'message' content. I was banned*/censored*/suspended*/temporarily suspended*/posting rights withdrawn* (* delete as appropriate), for posting a message which merely informed the forum that a member who had posted a bare-faced, blatant lie about me...was in fact a liar, I didn't lie, I was only the messenger, apparently where I went wrong was bringing a message about a close friend of Moses/the management. I had naively thought that fairness would be the order of the day and the guilty party censored/told to retract the lie.

Apologies to the OP for off-topic content.

Regarding the subject, not much I can add as I only have experience of visiting/holiday costs........and as frequent visits are still enough to satisfy my Thailand urges, while I am still able to travel I could never envisage moving to Thailand on a full time basis. A Thailand visit today remains as fresh and exciting as the first did back in 2000, I'm not sure if living there permanently would preserve that feeling. However it's clear that many who have made the transition........smiles, gaybutton but two who have publically acknowledged it, have said that it's worked very well for them. Interesting thread nevertheless.