Just hit $400 for a month in Bangkok and I'm kinda freaked out

I tracked every baht for four weeks, using street food, hostels, and local buses, and my total was way under what I budgeted. I mean, I knew it could be cheap, but hitting that number made me realize how much I was overpaying before by sticking to tourist spots. Has anyone else had a budget shock that made you change your whole travel style?

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kaigibson1mo agoMost Upvoted

$400 for a month? That's insane.

park.miles1mo ago

That "insane" price tag feels like the new normal. I keep seeing it with everything from a simple tool rental to a gym membership. It's like companies found out what we'd pay during the pandemic and just decided to keep it there.

the_wendy1mo ago

Ugh, totally. I read an article about this, how they call it "price stickiness." Companies saw people would pay more when things were scarce, and they just never brought costs back down. I saw it last week when I needed a moving truck rental, the rate was double what it was a few years ago. You're right park.miles, it's not just one thing, it's the new baseline for everything. My local coffee shop even kept their raised prices after the supply chain excuses went away. Feels like we're all just stuck with it now.