Thread: How far does $100 go in Bangkok nowadays?

Was in Phil last year - really cheap - girls are for nothing - just pick them up in the mall.
Then spend the next few days listening to her hard luck stories and her begging for financial aid. Would bring a tear to a glass eye!!

Beer was really cheap $1.50 to $2.00 in decent bars.

But little compensation where crime is rife and armed guards are outside 7/11. Manilla has to be one of the biggest shitholes on the planet makes Jakarta look like Utopia!!

Quite agree with Butters that Bangkok and Pattaya has got depressing of late. Too many bloody old farts cluttering the place up being led along by whoopsies like guide dogs for the blind. Shuffling along in their incongruous summer garb, as if their mothers had dressed them up for the day all those years ago, these guys are increasingly the reality of farang sex tourism and a ghastly parody of the trade.

It's quite revolting and should be banned.

Originally Posted by Gerbil

For the majority of my life, my income has been in US$, so I still tend to price things that way.

When I arrived here in the mid 80's we had the pretty much fixed 25:1 exchange rate. Then of course in 97 things collapsed, reaching a peak of around 50:1. Over the last 10 years that has slowly declined to 30:1 (Ok it's lower, but these numbers are easier to work with).

So how has that (and inflation) affected the price of a good night of debauchery for those of us who get their income from overseas?

(This comparison is not intended for those who regard a good night as a few beers at home with the missus, food from the market and watching a DVD. I do that as well, but still enjoy a good night out on occasion - Although since being married, the girl prices are 'here-say' )

(All prices are averaged, as I recall them from the time)

So the 'benchmark' for this is:

1) 8 beers in a nightlife area.
2) A 'farang' meal in a decent place.
3) 4 'ladydrinks'
4) A barfine
5) Girls money


80's
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Beers: 8 * 50 = 400 Baht
Meal: 300 Baht
Lady Drinks: 4 * 60 = 240 Baht
Barfine: 400
Girl: 500

Total: 1,840 Baht or about 73$


After the crash
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Beers: 8 * 80 = 640 Baht
Meal: 400 Baht
Lady Drinks: 4 * 100 = 400 Baht
Barfine: 500
Girl: 1000

Total: 2,940 Baht or about 58$ (It was great to paid in $ then )


Now
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Beers: 8 * 150 = 1200 Baht
Meal: 600 Baht
Lady Drinks: 4 * 180 = 720 Baht
Barfine: 500
Girl: 2000

Total: 5,020 Baht or about 167$


Given the poor economy in the rest of the world, does this mean we will be seeing the end of the sex tourist market? Plus, will this then have a corresponding impact on some of the ridiculous drinks prices charged by bars nowadays?

Your prices are all wrong.

Pasta or pizza can be bought for under 300 baht.

Beers can be bought for 80-100 baht

Bargirls charge 1000 baht

Originally Posted by thegent

Quite agree with Butters that Bangkok and Pattaya has got depressing of late. Too many bloody old farts cluttering the place up being led along by whoopsies like guide dogs for the blind. Shuffling along in their incongruous summer garb, as if their mothers had dressed them up for the day all those years ago, these guys are increasingly the reality of farang sex tourism and a ghastly parody of the trade.

It's quite revolting and should be banned.

pattaya has been like that for 20 years

bangkok is much bigger and easy to escape that stuff

Originally Posted by Yasojack

good post

just a matter of time and they will price themselves out the market.

with tourism these days heading towards the indians and mainland chinese, i would say within the next few years sex tourism could well be a thing of the past.

the chinese tourism from what i see is the older generation and the indians are after everything cheap.

The russians will go to pastures new.

philipines could be the new market in Asia in time

sex tourism has been around forever. you think people will stop having sex on holidays

Originally Posted by Gerbil

^ Fuck off idiot and read the thread. I'm talking about specific areas / activities in a specific city.

why are you flying to thailand to eat farang food?

i can understand once a week maybe you are sick of thai food but it's not every night and if you want some nice steak well you have to pay $30-40 for a good one in the west so if it costs 600 baht in thailand it's not a big deal

you seem to be whinging about prices for nothing

"Roughly 10 years ago the price of a bar fine was a standard 200 baht no matter where you went and the cost over night was no more than 1000 and if you spoke really good Thai you’d get overnights for 500. "

Bar Fines – Living Thai

taking $100 at 3,000 baht....

1 long time 2000 baht
1 short time 1000 baht

or

3 short time 1000 baht each

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this website reckons massages cost 300-500 and happy endings cost 300-2000 baht

where do they get these prices from?

massages in thailand cost 150-300 baht per hour and you could easily get a happy ending for 300 baht if you spend 5 secs bargaining

Originally Posted by waradmiral

Your prices are all wrong.

No. I think Gerbil is close to the mark - he was using a good night out and not getting the cheapest skank available.

I still think Thailand is good value all round - I will just get my ass splitting disco pants on now and go out and hit the town.

Thought-provoking post and pretty accurate numbers. My first reaction was to go to the inflation calculator at the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (link below). It showed that $73.00 in 1985 is equal to $157.51 in 2013.

For many Westerners, incomes have been stagnant or decreasing for the last decade or so. If there is less discretionary income for things like whoring in Bangkok, it has more to do with the global recession and changes in income distribution than any extraordinary inflation in the Bangkok bar scene.

Inflation Calculator: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Originally Posted by cheekyman

makes Jakarta look like Utopia!!

jesus, that must be pretty bad

ok in Germany, you can have a top model Russian hooker for 75 Euros in one of the executive spa that includes free flow of Champagne and food buffet after an entrance fee of 50 Euros

125 EURO = 4800 THB

basically an amazing fuck for the same price of a night out with a short time in Bangkok

Originally Posted by GooMaiRoo

For many Westerners, incomes have been stagnant or decreasing for the last decade or so. If there is less discretionary income for things like whoring in Bangkok, it has more to do with the global recession and changes in income distribution than any extraordinary inflation in the Bangkok bar scene.

indeed, when income become stagnant or decrease, prices doesn't go up, they go down, like it is happening now all over Europe.

Thailand has been fueled with growth compounded with inflation because they are at full capacity, and it will only get worse

If you're hanging in NP or SC, you're prices are fairly accurate. Barfines will be at least 600 and 2K is for short time. Can be done much cheaper, like at Soi 22. Phnom Penh is 2-3X cheaper. It's really fucking hard to spend $100 in PP.

You go to Thai massage and bar girls, or just HIV infested whore houses, where they have big buxom ugly ladies or your just a tight fekker

Originally Posted by waradmiral

How Much Does a Thai Hooker Cost in Thailand - Kings of ThailandKings of Thailand

this website reckons massages cost 300-500 and happy endings cost 300-2000 baht

where do they get these prices from?

massages in thailand cost 150-300 baht per hour and you could easily get a happy ending for 300 baht if you spend 5 secs bargaining

Try reading the post

Originally Posted by waradmiral

Originally Posted by Yasojack

good post

just a matter of time and they will price themselves out the market.

with tourism these days heading towards the indians and mainland chinese, i would say within the next few years sex tourism could well be a thing of the past.

the chinese tourism from what i see is the older generation and the indians are after everything cheap.

The russians will go to pastures new.

philipines could be the new market in Asia in time

sex tourism has been around forever. you think people will stop having sex on holidays

PP is a real shithole though,

Dont use hookers. Dont need to. Common knowledge they cost 1000 baht. Normal massages dont cost more than 300 unless u have one in an upmarket hotel or spa. U guys must be real stupid and gullible if u pay double.

[QUOTE=Yasojack;2403986]Try reading the post

Originally Posted by waradmiral

Originally Posted by Yasojack

good post

just a matter of time and they will price themselves out the market.

with tourism these days heading towards the indians and mainland chinese, i would say within the next few years sex tourism could well be a thing of the past.

the chinese tourism from what i see is the older generation and the indians are after everything cheap.

The russians will go to pastures new.

philipines could be the new market in Asia in time

sex tourism has been around forever. you think people will stop having sex on holidays

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People love thailand and 99% of it is cheap. U guys must be suckers

Bangkok suburbs have good normal massages for 100 baht as does northern thailand

Butters on PP...oh I dunno...

Get out of 104 area and you can find some ok places with friendly friends about.

Even in pratunam whic is touristy u can get 1 hour for 180 baht. Yeah thailand is so expensive lol

i can get a fuck on the thai border chong mek for 200 baht, but would'nt i can also get a massage here in village for 20 baht if i wanted so possibly your going to some real class joints