i am looking to live there long term(1 - 12 months). what is the cheapest appartment i can get in the bangkok area? i am on a tight budget so i cannot spend more than 5,000 baht/month on rent and utilities.
2007-01-05 23:09:16 · 11 answers · asked by pi 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Thailand
Advertise that you are willing to trade English lessons for room and food
2007-01-06 10:20:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I first read your question I thought "5,000 a month on rent" no problem, but then I read that you want to include utilities in this too. You're going to need some good information to get that. What visitors sometimes forget when they see cheap rent prices in Bangkok is that most people need to run the air-con system in their rooms/houses quite a lot of the time and that electricity prices are not that cheap especially if you're in an apartment block where the landlord sets the price. Realistically if you have a budget of B5.000 you're looking at 3-4,000 month rent and Baht1,000-plus plus for utilities and thats if you don't use the phone in your room and only use the air-con very little. I have some friends that stay in an apartment block (actually we call apartment blocks "mansions") in a road off petchaburi road (v. near the center of BKK) which is Baht3,500 a month plus utilities. However, its women only mansion and the room is tiny - I mean about 5m x 4m. Pretty noisy too. No air-con.
To get a cheap rent my experience is that you will need to make a 12 month contract and pay 2 months rent as deposit.
2007-01-06 19:57:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moeleng Boutique Residenc US$ 28+ Asia Bangkok Hote US$ 52+ Both located near Rachathewi
2016-05-22 22:32:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Khao sarn road is the cheapest means of accommodation for tourist in Bangkok, but for the budget of 5,000 baht, you can get normal one room studio with air-con in practically every area in Bangkok. Keep your eye open and rent you digs close to where you wanna go often or work, the traffic usually is quite bad.
2007-01-06 00:34:49 · answer #4 · answered by Titan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many cheap apartments around bkk. The area across the river is a bit cheaper, my friend lives there and pays 5000baht a month and there are many buildings available. The Pin Klao area is good, there is a central mall ther and many food venders. Not many farangs, just a working class area. The bus is 5 baht to get you around. Traffic sucks, so if you are working somewhere try to find a place close to work.
Good Luck
2007-01-06 00:25:52 · answer #5 · answered by Mark 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try lumphini park, free bench and you can use the lake to bath. otherwise you have to look around for a small studio apartment but not in the down town area it too costly. And bus fare haven't been 5 baht in over a year now. Most are 7 to 8 baht not a/c now.
2007-01-06 08:53:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can find Rooms with bathroom and little cookjing area for under $100 that are nice and safe and clear etc.
Apartments are available for around $300. US Dollars a month. I have a nice place for $250.00.
2007-01-07 17:28:33 · answer #7 · answered by EMAILSKIP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bunk in with someone for free. . . it is far better than sleeping on the road side.
Just by passing one of the soi south of Silom, and saw a white young man looking dirty, laying on the road. . . with beer can on his hand. . . Guess that is also rather economic. Free actually.
2007-01-06 03:49:39 · answer #8 · answered by Melvin C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.khaosanroad.com/ Khao San road is the cheapest area and should be very doable
http://www.mrroomfinder.com/ Here is what you are looking for.
2007-01-07 06:57:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there are many cheap apartments in BKK. I strongly recommend you to look around university area, they are cheap, safe, good food...etc
good luck :)
2007-01-07 07:10:20 · answer #10 · answered by Jade 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋