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After some googling, I have this to report:

Food and accomodation

1 x 1-litre bottled drinking water = 10B

1 x average meal at Khao San Road plus drink = 100B

1 x Big Mac meal = 100B

1 x average tuk-tuk/taxi ride around central Bangkok = 70B

1 x average Skytrain fare = 25B

1 x average aircon bus fare = 15B

Misc (books fashion etc)

1 x Levis 501 jeans (genuine) = 2350B

1 x Bangkok Post = 25B

1 x English novel = 350B

1 x working shirt = 150B

1 x T-shirt = 70B

These are average base prices for the above items. Hence, assuming 1SGD = 23THB and that we eat 3 x 100B meals, drink 6 litres of water and take 3 taxi rides alone (instead of sharing the fare of one ride) per day,

Cost of a day = 300 +  60 + 210 = 570B = about 25SGD

Cost of 8 days = 8 x 25 = 200SGD

This is just for food and transport. Do keep in mind that we are assuming that food and transport at Sukhothai is similar to Bangkok.

Accomodation costs of 1 night = 700B = 31SGD

Accomodation costs for 7 nights = 31 x 7 = 217SGD

This is based on the assumption that accomodation at Sukhothai costs as much as at Bangkok (rather unlikely) and that on 171106 we are not sleeping on the overnight bus ride back from Sukhothai to Bangkok (almost impossible). Hence we are overestimating in order to err on the side of caution.

Bangkok airport tax = 500B = 22SGD

Therefore,

Total cost of food, transport and accomodation for 8 days = 217 + 22 + 200 = 439SGD

We have not included entrance fees, bus rides from Bangkok to Sukhothai and back, travel insurance (if you want it) and other smaller miscellaneous items. Assuming they all cost about SGD 100, than the total cost would be 539SGD. However I would like to stress again that in this estimate we have overestimated the cost of some items, so the actual amount spent would most probably not be that much.

As for shopping, the individual will have to estimate their own possible spending.

Anyway does anyone know where’s a good place to change money?

Last Modified: Sunday, October 8th, 2006 @ 18:32

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13 Responses to “The question of money”

  1. 21640 Said on October 8th, 2006 at 7:29 pm quote

    hmm.. actually i heard that the airport tax increased .. but nvm the difference shouldn’t be that great. think we should go to those places where there are several money-changers… or perhaps the difference is negligible with the small amounts we’re changing?

  2. Roger Said on October 9th, 2006 at 10:55 pm quote

    Let us consider that moneychanger A gives us 0.1B more per unit of SGD changed than any other moneychanger.

    If we change 500 SGD, we would get 50B more from moneychanger A.

    50B = 2.17SGD = 0.004 of 500SGD

    Quite negligible, I would think.

  3. Roger Said on October 9th, 2006 at 10:56 pm quote

    anyway….

    For whose consumption is this blog?

  4. s. ning Said on October 10th, 2006 at 12:24 pm quote

    Hahahaha I just found this. I hope I am not INTRUDING.
    When are you guys planning to go to Thailand?
    (I am having fun trying to find out who is flyingtomato.)

  5. Roger Said on October 10th, 2006 at 1:15 pm quote

    Not at all :)
    but how did you find this?

  6. LAMMIE Said on October 14th, 2006 at 11:12 pm quote

    S.Ning - by process of elimination, Flyingtomato is, of course, El-cam, I mean, ELGIN :-)

    I have a question, why are you guys spending so long in Thailand? Do you really need sooooooo many days in BKK itself? Sukhothai *is* pretty much Bangkok, isn’t it? Or at least, it’s very convenient to travel by taxi to and fro Sukhothai and BKK - plus, taxi fare is uber cheap, especially since there are no restrictions, like in Sg, on the no. of people who can sit in the taxis.

    Chinatown is also not *that* far from BKK… and I doubt you guys will want to spend 24hrs in Chinatown, you’ll probably spend like half the day in BKK itself and the other half in Chinatown, which means u guys will spend ALOT of time, in total, in Bkk - will get bored anot? Even a girl will get bored!!

  7. LAMMIE Said on October 14th, 2006 at 11:14 pm quote

    Oh and I forgot, never take the tuk-tuks, they only know how to cheat you of your money!! For dumb tourists only. Also, when taking taxi, INSIST on being charged by METER!

    I think you guys only need 5days max in BKK, unless you are travelling up north to, like, Chiangmai, which of course if a different thig..

  8. 21640 Said on October 18th, 2006 at 4:14 pm quote

    Erps, you sound like one of those guide books… but yes, thanks for the reminders :P
    anyway, technically it’s abt 5 days in BK.. besides, need to learn the art of shopping, and best to do it some place cheap (relative, of cos)

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