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How much do I need to live in Bangkok per month at average condition?

Since I am moving to Bangkok to work from July, I would like to know the minimum expenses I need to live in BKK per month, including housing, transportation, food, entertainment, etc. Is $150/ month enough to rent an apartment in BKK? I am also looking for a place near skytrain or mrt to live in BKK, if you know, pls let me know. My office is on Silom road. Thank you.

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$150 a month for an average apartment in Bangkok near the skytrain or subway. You got to be joking me. Good luck finding a place at that price.
How about checking with some of the people who work in your office and see what they recommend. Perhaps you can share an apartment with a co-worker. Bangkok is cheaper than many cities but I don't think you will find something in that price range that would suit you! A place with cold water, no A/C, squat toilets and in a block of apartments with local Thais as neighbors might be the cheapest apartment you can get. Maybe some local expats on the Thai Visa Forum can help you out a little. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=16f6e1cad2c1cb5f6641c7406524f767&showforum=59 Good luck.
you can live comfortably on 30,000 baht a month, but not in the silom area of bkk. as a farang, you'll most likely make a lot more than that.
150 near the BTS or MRT is pretty tough. Maybe Maybe Maybe by the On Nut or Mo Chit station if you know some people but highly unlikely. I have a friend who pays 4000 and lives fairly close to Mo Chit. You should find an agent. Na Kha.
Think you would be hard pressed to find a place for $150/month...think you should be doubling that as a minimum For a farang working in BKK, need to be looking at a diposable income of around THB 40,000 to THB 50,000 a month (rent,food,transport,fun etc)
The lowest I found is around 8000 Baht. it's on Soi Suanplu, 20 minutes by walk to Saladang Station. Can't rememner the name but just check out any service apartment around there.
for rent a room near MBK about 30000baht/month for food and living about 20000bath/month
You are not going to find anything you would dare to live in for $150 (4500thb) per month near Silom road. Silom Road is horribly congested, high pollution due to the backed up traffic, etc. If you are going to be in Thailand for a while, try to remember you only work on Silom road. You do not need to live there. You can find a nice, new, clean aircon flat with bathroom and small outside balcony (no kitchen) all over Ratchadapisek for that amount 4500 to 5000 thb plus utilities cost. As long as you live near the MRT or BTS anywhere, getting to Silom to work will not be that painless. But you have to figure in the cost of the BTS or MRT monthly to get back and forth to work. If you can live like a Thai, you can survive on allot less, maybe 15,000 thb per month. Eating thai food on the street, limited entertainment, etc. Shopping for things you need on the street. However, if you need to live like a westerner here, you are going to have to make a whole lot more. The average foreign English teacher might make 40,000 thb average and they are NOT living the highlife, barely surviving. I think if you can pay all your living expenses, rent, food, utilities, etc. and have at least 25,000 per month left over for fun and entertainment, you would be able to have a decent time here. It might wear off after a year though due to not enough income. Each person is different and it depends on what background you are coming from. The trick is being able to live like a Thai. If you can do that and save on housing and food, you will have something left over for fun and entertainment Good luck