My cost of living: Vietnam vs Thailand vs Bali
๐ป๐ณ VIETNAM
๐ Apartment: $400/m
๐ณ Food: ~$600/m if I cook, ~$800/m with delivery
๐งบ Laundry: ~$19/m
๐งน Cleaning: included
๐ต Motorbike: $80/m
๐๏ธ Gym: free outside, or ~$120/m
โ Cafรฉs/coworking: ~$60/m
๐ฑ Mobile internet: ~$9/m
๐ฐ Total: ~$1,170โ1,490/month
Life here feels slower, calmer and more spacious.
๐น๐ญ THAILAND / BANGKOK
๐ Apartment: $700/m
๐ณ Food: ~$800/m if I cook
๐งน Cleaning: I do it myself
๐ต Motorbike: ~$150/m
๐ Taxis: ~$50/m
๐๏ธ Gym: ~$80/m
โ Cafรฉs/coworking: ~$70/m
๐ฐ Total: ~$1,850/month + laundry/mobile
Bangkok feels much more connected to money, people and opportunities.
More meetings, partnerships, networking and things happening around you.
๐ฎ๐ฉ BALI / UBUD
๐ Apartment: ~$300/m
๐ณ Food: ~$800/m if I cook
๐ Eating out/delivery: roughly 2x Vietnam
๐งน Cleaning: included
๐ต Motorbike: ~$100/m
๐ Taxis: ~$50/m
๐๏ธ Gym: ~$60/m
โ Cafรฉs/coworking: ~$60/m
๐ฐ Total: ~$1,370/month + laundry/mobile if cooking
Bali is harder to explain.
It just feels like home somehow.