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Places to stay in Phuket, Thailand (alien.top)

submitted 9 months ago by Ethereal4R@alien.top to c/digitalnomad@expats.zone

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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?

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[–] Viktri1@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (7 children)

You’re not living a luxurious lifestyle in Thailand for $600. You can live a local lifestyle for that amount.

[–] Ethereal4R@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Maybe not luxurious but I'm seeing some apartments claim to be rented for $400/month on YouTube. Yet something similar is $100/night in Airbnb. The disparity is astounding.

[–] Viktri1@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

I think at 100/night you’re competing with tourists. You can definitely find places that cost a few hundred a month but they’re generally with more locals.

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