I will be DN’ing from Phuket in February for a week. This will be my first time working remotely so apologies for the amateur questions.

I’m looking for accommodations on Airbnb and to my surprise, daily rates are about $100/day for something decent. I always thought Thailand was super cheap. I’ve even seen some YouTube videos where people will claim they can live a luxurious lifestyle for $600/mo, all-in including accommodations, food, etc.

Is there something I’m missing here? Should I be booking somewhere else besides Airbnb?

  • digitalnomad23@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    a few things a play. if someone has a 400$/m apartment in TH it’s:

    1. probably not in phuket or at least central phuket, the most expensive part of TH
    2. it was probably a year lease
    3. or someone who has been around the area for a long time and knows where the bargains are
    4. they probably didn’t start looking in the high season

    let’s not forget some youtubers probably just lie about their situation lol