Renting apartments in Bangkok can be very affordable and extremely good value. Although slightly more expensive than others, there are many apartments in Bangkok around that will allow monthly contracts for those who are maybe unable to sign a contract for a whole 6 months or year. And likewise, there are many hotels that will encourage long stay visitors and offer some decent discounts for monthly stays. It can actually cost as little as 2500 baht a month to rent an apartment in Bangkok – that roughly works out to $80, or £50.
Renting an apartment in Bangkok on a budget
I can’t personally vouch for the quality of the types of apartment in Bangkok which start at 2500 baht and to be honest, I can assume that one should use common sense and be prepared for some very basic accommodation at best. If you really are a carefree and unperturbed individual who doesn’t mind roughing it, then I’m sure that’s fine. It’s just a place to sleep after all. I tip my hat to you.
It’s the kind of price most of the working class locals will pay for rent in Bangkok and is actually quite the norm I believe. But for this price, these cheaper apartments in Bangkok are usually very small bed sits. I’m sure there are plenty of clean, cockroach free apartments in Bangkok to choose from though!
For those willing to pay a little bit more rent in Bangkok, serviced apartments can be quite a good option. Serviced apartments in bangkok arrange bills, cleaning and sometimes laundry for you too, however they do tend to charge about double for your water and electricity bills. You can find some decent serviced apartments in Bangkok which start from 8000 baht per month ($250). Some good value serviced apartments in Bangkok are:
http://www.nonsiresidence.com/
http://sathornsaintview.com/index.php – Review of Sathorn Saint View
http://bosstower.com/contact.html
Renting an apartment in Bangkok with money to burn
If you can afford to spend maybe 15000 or 20000 baht/month on rent, you will have absolutely no problem in finding plenty of luxury studios and bedroom apartments for rent in Bangkok. And of course for more than this, you can find some magnificent apartments in Bangkok in excellent locations.
For both budget and luxury apartments in Bangkok, please take a look at any of these sites. I myself have found them to be very useful; they have a huge range of short stay and long stay apartments to rent in Bangkok.
http://www.tee-pak.com/en/index.html
http://www.bigmangoproperties.com
http://www.bangkokcondofinder.com
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Have you lived/visited other areas of Thailand?
Bangkok sounds interesting but i am more interested in areas that
Might offer a more rural setting.
Do you have any recommendations?
Thank you very much
Well to be honest, so far in Thailand other than Bangkok I have only visited Sukhothai (in northern Thailand) and Phuket. Although I have not been yet, I do believe Chiang mai would be a good option for a more rural setting – I was actually considering moving there before coming to Bangkok myself. In the Chiang mai area you seem to have the best of both worlds – city life with nature at it’s doorstep too. Hope this helps anyway – I intend to explore and post some updates on other areas soon.