Salary in Phnom Penh
Well, I lived basically while I was here. Never really ate out (little time and always got sick), no maid service (tried, gave up, I sweep my own damn floors now), used a car daily and have health insurance for my wife and I. No tv, just internet access at $24 a month and basic appliances like a fridge and A/C. A/C was heavily used.
Just for personal expenses plus all the insurances we were paying for equalled roughly $1,700 a month not including rent which we did not pay. Add whichever for rent and we were very comfortable, not ever worrying about food, going to hospital, using too much gas in our car, or being caught short handed.
Survival though, I've managed before to survive on $600 a month in the U.S. before and roughly $1,000 a month in Japan, so anything is possible.
Just for personal expenses plus all the insurances we were paying for equalled roughly $1,700 a month not including rent which we did not pay. Add whichever for rent and we were very comfortable, not ever worrying about food, going to hospital, using too much gas in our car, or being caught short handed.
Survival though, I've managed before to survive on $600 a month in the U.S. before and roughly $1,000 a month in Japan, so anything is possible.
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When I wasn't living with my now Fiancee in Phnom Penh, I kept a loose monthly budget. For the first three months here, I was spending about $1000-$1200 per month and having the time of my life.scobienz wrote:Back to the OP's question about $3000 a month being enough to survive on in PP. Of course it is, but it's such a value-laden issue that the question is rendered meaningless. What does survive mean, for example?
I have a very good standard of living in Phnom Penh. I pay around $1000-$1100 for rent, power, tv, maid service etc per month and then struggle to spend more than $1500 for the rest of the month, despite eating out pretty much every night I'm in Cambodia, filling my fridge with treats each week and having a few quiet drinks most nights. I'm not into the girly bar scene and can see how that would blow your budget, and neither do I drive here so no car expenses.
Could I spend a lot more and have a truly indulgent life? Yes, of course, but that's not my thing.
starkmonster is quite right. Too many of these threads are predicated on an assumption that you just want to live life for today on an income. I don't. Anyone responsible will also be thinking about insurance, savings, investments, pensions etc, and those with kids obviously have much more immediate expenses.
Everything is relative however. For example, if you were to examine the monthly routine of someone like Scoobi or Playboy, it would differ greatly from what a majority of working 20 somethings do.
You could spend $10,000 per month in Phnom Penh if you WANTED to. I think the question often raised of " How much money is enough" comes with the underlying idea of " What is the amount of money I need that a large majority of people would spend per month to have a fun and normal life"
Is having high end Scotch every evening at Elephant bar normal to you? Perhaps.
So there will never be a straight answer of "how much is enough"
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I can't believe what I'm reading - $1,000+ rent? For what? A three bed/bath house with AC in every room?
Getting by with $3,000 a month?
You can rent a decent 2 bedroom house in Phuket, close to the beach, for $500!
Most teachers live decently in Bangkok on less than $2,000 and are earning serious money.
I lived in Honolulu from 1994 til 2001 and rented a nice studio on Wilhelmina Rise, looking down on Kahala, for $750/mo.
I didn't even make $3,000 in the US but was still able to save up some money. I didn't buy Nike running shoes for $100 when $20 shoes would do just fine.
At the moment I live in Songkhla in a furnished 80 sqm apartment with a 40 sqm terrasse; it has a kitchen, a living room, a bedroom, 2 bathrooms, four small balconies, a nice view, for $200/mo. I make around $1,200/mo teaching and with a few hours of private lessons can even save some money.
I don't go to bars anymore and don't spend money on cigarettes, women and wine, maybe that's why.
Getting by with $3,000 a month?
You can rent a decent 2 bedroom house in Phuket, close to the beach, for $500!
Most teachers live decently in Bangkok on less than $2,000 and are earning serious money.
I lived in Honolulu from 1994 til 2001 and rented a nice studio on Wilhelmina Rise, looking down on Kahala, for $750/mo.
I didn't even make $3,000 in the US but was still able to save up some money. I didn't buy Nike running shoes for $100 when $20 shoes would do just fine.
At the moment I live in Songkhla in a furnished 80 sqm apartment with a 40 sqm terrasse; it has a kitchen, a living room, a bedroom, 2 bathrooms, four small balconies, a nice view, for $200/mo. I make around $1,200/mo teaching and with a few hours of private lessons can even save some money.
I don't go to bars anymore and don't spend money on cigarettes, women and wine, maybe that's why.
That's what - $40 an hour to mow a lawn?Walter White wrote:$100,000 combined? That's shit wages in California, especially for a nurse and a cop.GB8 wrote:Just saw where a cop married to a nurse, combined income 100,000, couldn't find a two bedroom house or apt in LA. Eventually they found an older house in a distant suburb.
The guy who drives the lawnmower at our local park makes $75,000.
No wonder the US has economic problems!
The US economic woes are due to higher-than-average price levels in boomy parts of California resulting in even lawnmowers having to ask what you'd consider a lot of money in Thailand but isn't over there?Snickers wrote:That's what - $40 an hour to mow a lawn?
No wonder the US has economic problems!
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my daughter lives in Rohnert park Ca ( where Sonoma state is) 30 miles north of SF, shares a 2 bedroom condo ( rent $1,300/month), car insurance $120, phone $35
goes to school and works as a vet tech on weekends ( makes $350/weekend) and easily lives on 1,600
it all depends on how u spend ur cash
I Live easily on $1200 in Phuket, thtas for two of us so no whoring and hate bars
goes to school and works as a vet tech on weekends ( makes $350/weekend) and easily lives on 1,600
it all depends on how u spend ur cash
I Live easily on $1200 in Phuket, thtas for two of us so no whoring and hate bars
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Right, it all depends on how you manage your money.
I've met guys in the US who told me they work three jobs and still can't make ends meet.
If you always pay top dollar and don't look for any discounts, buy everything on credit, hang out in bars downing beers, have steak dinners in expensive restaurants and buy the latest electronic gadgets I'm not surprised when you're broke and overweight.
If I had $3,000/mo to spend I definitely won't do it in PP!
I've met guys in the US who told me they work three jobs and still can't make ends meet.
If you always pay top dollar and don't look for any discounts, buy everything on credit, hang out in bars downing beers, have steak dinners in expensive restaurants and buy the latest electronic gadgets I'm not surprised when you're broke and overweight.
If I had $3,000/mo to spend I definitely won't do it in PP!
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I'm not in cambodia yet so I dont know how people live there but....
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk ... es-3002995
That converts to average monthly in uk being $3533.33 USD and that figure is only bumped that high because of the city bankers 'fatcat' wages...
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk ... es-3002995
That converts to average monthly in uk being $3533.33 USD and that figure is only bumped that high because of the city bankers 'fatcat' wages...
.....but I wouldn't waste that on a broke dick dog
simple answer (assuming you are not considering a flat share, and you are single w/o family):
$1,000 per month = bare survival mode -- can scrape by but it will be challenging
$1,500 per month = comfortable but not luxurious lifestyle (small apt, eating/drinking at midrange places only)
$2,000 per month --- easy to enjoy life not quite enough for truly "elite" lifestyle
anything above this -- it's pretty much up to you.
$1,000 per month = bare survival mode -- can scrape by but it will be challenging
$1,500 per month = comfortable but not luxurious lifestyle (small apt, eating/drinking at midrange places only)
$2,000 per month --- easy to enjoy life not quite enough for truly "elite" lifestyle
anything above this -- it's pretty much up to you.
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For what it's worth, I live comfortably here spending only 400$ a month. I rent a 5 x 16 meter apartment in central PP in a Khmer neighborhood, which keeps costs down quite a bit. I don't keep to any sort of budget, but 400$ is just what I naturally end up spending most months, rent/utilities/visa included.Rain Dog wrote:$1,000 per month = bare survival mode -- can scrape by but it will be challenging
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wow! some people are getting high pay here...
we are a family of 5 and we live at around 1000-1200/month.
wow! need to start job hunting i suppose...
we are a family of 5 and we live at around 1000-1200/month.
wow! need to start job hunting i suppose...
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