Cost of living in Thailand

This kind of gives you an idea of how much things cost compared to the U.S. The baht rate is around 33baht to a $1 so prices have gone up some.

Accommodation	1 USD = 41 baht
The average cost of a 3 bedroom house in the city	$ 38,891
The average cost of a 3 bedroom house on the city outskirts	$ 31,593
The average rent of a 3 bedroom house in the city (un-furnished) Per month	$ 109
City appartment rental (per month)	$ 85.26
Average Hotel Room (Per day, 2 people)	$ 17
Average electricity per month (No air-con)	$ 9.70 - $ 14.63
Average electricity per month (with air-con)	$ 36.58 - $ 48.78
Average water cost per month (Small house)	$ 4.80 - $ 9.75
Average water cost per month (Large House)	$ 14.63 - $ 19.51
Cable TV (Home cable) or UTV (per month)	$ 7.30
UBC Satellite TV (per month)	$ 22.50
Average shopping bill per week (Single Western person)	$ 29.00
Average shopping bill per week (Large Western family)	$ 73.17 - $ 97.56
Monthly washing and ironing service	$ 9.75 - $ 12.19
Monthly house maid service	$ 48.70 - $ 73.17
Getting Around
Second hand 2-3 year old Toyota Solona car	$ 8,536
New Toyota Solona car (Standard Model)	$ 14,146
New Honda 100cc motorbike	$ 418.64
Secondhand Honda 100cc motorbike	$ 209.32 - $ 279.09
Car rental (per day)	$ 29.26
Car rental (per month)	$ 658.53