Lancelot
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I love Weinerschnitzel (even if I can't spell it...)
However, when I first deplaned in Thailand around January 2003, I could get an EXCELLENT Weinerschitnzel meal including fried potatos, salad and small Beer Chang for B130 or $3.25 USD @ B40/USD. Today I enjoyed my same beloved WS meal at the same restaurant but the price had increased to B190 and in USD terms -gulp- $5.43 @ B35/USD.
Yeah, I know it's still cheap compared to USA or other developed nation prices, but that does not matter to me, I live in Thailand and it is a whopping 67% increase for old Lance.
My personal budget in USD terms is now about $15k per year, up $3k from when I first arived. Of course on a month to month basis I have spent as little as $750 / month to over $2,000, depending on how much travel and/or night life I had partaken in and who was visiting me.
Don't get me wrong, I love living abroad, but the cost of doing so is increasingly on the rise :
Lance (Happily stuffed full of WS...)
However, when I first deplaned in Thailand around January 2003, I could get an EXCELLENT Weinerschitnzel meal including fried potatos, salad and small Beer Chang for B130 or $3.25 USD @ B40/USD. Today I enjoyed my same beloved WS meal at the same restaurant but the price had increased to B190 and in USD terms -gulp- $5.43 @ B35/USD.
Yeah, I know it's still cheap compared to USA or other developed nation prices, but that does not matter to me, I live in Thailand and it is a whopping 67% increase for old Lance.
My personal budget in USD terms is now about $15k per year, up $3k from when I first arived. Of course on a month to month basis I have spent as little as $750 / month to over $2,000, depending on how much travel and/or night life I had partaken in and who was visiting me.
Don't get me wrong, I love living abroad, but the cost of doing so is increasingly on the rise :
Lance (Happily stuffed full of WS...)