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Originally Posted by anubis
Thanks guys for your answers.
Updating data... my boss would be offer me a condo fairly close to Chong Nonsi skytrain station, I should get to Skytrain's, Victory Monument station, 15 mins from faculty. Uni covers up to 8000 bahts per month in rent, this flat is 6800 so that would be fine. I think having a landord you can communicate with, and beiong your boss (he is from USA) would be better than a Thai who doesnt speak English. Moreover, uni seems to get me medical insurance covering as well.
These 30000 bahts a month would be before tax, by the way.
does this make a big difference?
Thanks a lot again
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DOUBLE check what "Uni covers up to 8000 bahts per month in rent" means.
What that means when most universities here say that, it means: "Of that 30,000 baht - up to 8,000 is for rent" or really what they mean is, "Your wages are B22,000 plus B8,000 for housing, for a total of B30,000."
A friend's wages package is similar - he earns roughly B55,000, but really if you ask for details it is B49,000 plus B5,000 for housing. He's been with his employer for a long time though - thus the relatively decent wage.
Taxes probably won't be more than B1,000 to 1,5000.
Don't expect that medical insurance to be very comprehensive. My wife's employer provides insurance for employees also - and when she was in the hospital a few years back she ended up with a B40,000 bill AFTER the employer's insurance had paid their part. Luckily we carry our own private insurance - so it was ALL covered.
I am not trying to discourage you - in fact I would like to encourage you to come here - but do be aware of how things work differently here and how people may word things differently.