prices in thailand?
Hi, im 16 and off to Phuket late september with mum n dad.
How dear are things to buy, eg clothes, food, drink, petrol and taxis?
How much is beer etc. e.g pints?
Also what is there money called and how much do I get per GBP?
So £1GBP = ? ? ?
Thanks?
Oh and do they sell phones in thailand, im after a c902 by sony ericson, do they sell them and are they cheaper than UK?
Ok, firstly everything is cheap. And I mean CHEAP. Chances are they’ll be higher than average on Phuket because it’s such a tourist area. To give you an idea you can get a tailor made thail silk suit for less than £150, food in the tourist areas is roughly the same as the cheapest here (talking about restaurant food), taxis can vary dramatically; make sure you agree a price before getting in! Drinks vary too. In tourist bars they’re fairly cheap, but still not much less than the cheapest pubs here. In shops they’re very cheap; I recommend picking up a bottle of samsong Thai whiskey (be about £3). If you smoke that’s dirt cheap with 20 cigs or 25g tobacco costing not much more than £1.
Their money is called Baht and there is roughly 70Baht to £1 but it depends on exchange rates when you go, though keep in mind if you exchange your English money over there you’ll get a MUCH better rate than here. The last time I went (3 years ago) you got about 67 Baht for a pound here and 72 over there. Doesn’t sound like much but given how cheap most things are if you change £100 that gives you a LOT more money to spend.
edit: Yes of course they sell phones, just because they’re classed as a developing country doesn’t mean they live in mud huts with no technology at all. All electrical goods are cheaper over there and you should have no problem at all finding what you want.
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