Cheap Bangkok Thailand

I remember when Bangkok was affordable well ok more affordable than today my Thailand cheap hotel in Bangkok use to cost me $15 now costs nearly $22. I use to buy shoes they would cost me around $25 now a cheap pair of shoes are $35 almost $40 and the reason is the strong Baht to the weak Dollar. In 2000 the baht dollar rate was 46 baht to the dollar, if you are good with numbers you realize that is nearly 40% in 8 years.

The foriegn exchange rumor of the day is that Thailand is going to bring the baht down internationally where it is trading around 31, and bring the baht inside Thailand to the same levels instead of having this on shore ,off shore rate. So remember if you are coming to Thailand don't buy baht until you get here and wait if you can until you get into town to do your exchange and you will give yourself nearly 3% for the same amount of money.

Don't use credit cards if you want to save money as they are going to bill you at the off shore rate so you are going to pay more, the difference again is around 3% more to see the current foreign exchange rates use thse travel tools for currancy converter