Phuket, Thailand - How much money to take with you
One of the most popular questions from tourists planning a trip to an unknown country is: “How much money should I take with me? » We will try to clarify the situation in Thailand by providing an average order of prices. Medium, since the cost of various goods and services in some regions is different. Perhaps the cheapest resort is Pattaya, on a par with it are the northern cities, the islands of Chang and Samet, Hua Hin and Koh Samui will be more expensive, and Phuket is considered the most expensive.
One of the integral factors of rest, and life in general, is, of course, food. The range of prices offered is approximate, of course, it all depends on what, in what quantity and where the tourist is used to eating.
The cost of accommodation in hotels in Thailand, as a rule, includes breakfast. If tourists eat breakfast on their own, they are usually offered a set consisting of scrambled eggs or eggs, bacon or sausages, cheese, toast or bread, pancakes or buns, and tea or coffee.
The cost of such a set varies between 100-200 baht. Lunch in an ordinary Thai restaurant or Food Court restaurants located at large shopping centers (the prototype of our self-service canteen) will cost 70-300 baht without drinks. In European and Russian restaurants, a similar amount can result in 300 baht and more. Tourists, as a rule, prefer to dine slowly, in good, beautiful places, which, accordingly, is expressed in the cost of such pleasure. In standard local restaurants, the cost of dinner, without special frills (seafood) and drinks, will be about 300-500 baht. In higher-class restaurants, you will have to leave about 700-1500 baht, or even more. Well-known and familiar McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King and other chain restaurants are very common in the country. Prices in them are about the same level as in other countries. In a supermarket or common 24-hour 7-Eleven and Family Mart stores, the standard (0.
5l) a bottle of water costs 10 baht, ice cream from 12 to 120 baht, local beer from 35 to 50 baht, cigarettes from 70 to 100 baht. The cost of fruits varies depending on the time of year and the place of purchase, in supermarkets prices are higher than in the markets. Imported fruits (some varieties of grapes, oranges, strawberries, apples) cost about the same as in Russia (CIS countries), local fruits offered in our stores at “cosmic” prices cost several times less here.
Attention: pay attention to the menu or check with the waiters whether the price of the dish includes VAT and service charge, which are 10% and 7% respectively. Sometimes everything is already included in the price, and sometimes an additional amount is credited already when invoicing. The tip is usually 10-20% of the total order.
In Pattaya, a minibus (tuk-tuk) service costs 10-20 baht in the city, 40 baht in Sukhumvit. A taxi (tuk-tuk) will cost 100-300 baht, a motorbike - 40-200 baht.
On Koh Samui, a minibus is 50-100 baht, a taxi is 300-500 baht. In Phuket, you can rarely encounter public transport, if you are lucky to find it, the trip will cost 20-50 baht. Most often you have to use taxi services - 200-1000 baht. On Samet, a minibus costs 20-40 baht, a taxi 100-350 baht. On Chang, a minibus (tuk-tuk in white) costs 20-50 baht, a taxi 100-250 baht.
You can buy a SIM card in any 7-Eleven, Family Mart or mobile phone shop (you don’t need a passport for this), the cost of the cheapest card will cost 50 baht (which will be on your account). The cost of one minute of conversation varies from 1 to 2 baht within the country and 4-6 baht for calls to Russia, it all depends on the operator. To replenish the balance, cards with a face value of 50.100, 150 and 500 baht are purchased.
Massage and SPA
The cost in this area can vary greatly, it depends on the region and the place of the service (hotel, beach, salon). One hour of classic Thai massage or foot massage costs from 150 baht and up.
The cost of spa treatments, in turn, also depends on the program, varies on average from 3.000 to 7.000 baht.
Clothing and footwear
Prices for imported branded items are usually equal to European ones. Locally produced goods will be cheaper at times, but in some cases it matters where buyers buy them: in a shopping center or in a market. Thus, the cost of, for example, T-shirts starts from 100 baht, a beach sundress from 200 baht, local shoes of good quality can be purchased for 700 baht and more. In the markets of Thailand, bargaining is appropriate; moreover, local sellers consider this an obligatory moment of their activity.
