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title: 🇹🇭 Thailand
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description: Thailand
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<h1 style="text-align: center;">🇹🇭 Thailand</h1>

# Cities

- Bangkok: [Open info](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mFneHg0M37SpvWEp1VbLyfWiNRjUOZSO7oORYYDmBdw/edit#heading=h.kgrvlpnutu3j)
- Chiang Mai: [Open info](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dWZgJsS8uWbTGCrs1-es1toNHq2u2Zim6uQysSB00d8/edit#heading=h.5qm0h1vwjn9e)

# Accommodations

*See travel [open info](https://docs.google.com/document/d/17dD4YedWuiw-Q7GSv9WCC2rYfsLmLZoqqXzWitLhXlg/edit#heading=h.ygdbv0hsp0tk)*

## Local aggregators

*See Southeast Asia [open info](https://hackmd.io/@openinfo/southeast-asia#Accommodations)*

#### RentHub

- Site: [renthub.in.th/en](https://www.renthub.in.th/en)
- Good for monthly stays
- Best practices
- Look for verified listings
- Cross-reference places with reviews on Google maps
- Opportunities
- Filter by *verified listings*
- Save listings to custom lists
- Map view search

#### hongpak

- Site: [hongpak.in.th/en](https://www.hongpak.in.th/en)
- Good for monthly stays
- Map view search
- Opportunities
- Verified listings
- Host review and/or ranking system

## Facebook groups

E.g.

- Expats in Thailand: [facebook.com/groups/expatsinthai](https://www.facebook.com/groups/expatsinthai)

## Payments

#### Credit cards

- Most monthly stays accept cash-only payments or bank transfers, e.g. [Wise.com](https://wise.com/)
- Potential workaround to use credit card reported in the expats forum
- Top up your Revolut account with a credit card.
- Make sure there are no fees.
- Top up Wise with a Revolut wire transfer.
- Make sure there are no fees.
- Use Wise to make payments
- Set up Thai bank account to pay local vendors with Wise
- *See [Adam Hurwitz Facebook post](https://www.facebook.com/groups/1768459950111949/permalink/3212227705735159) in Chiang Mai - Expats & Locals Living in Chiang Mai 2023-05-09*

#### Pro-rate partial months

- You can start rentals mid month on arrival.
- Rentals start on the day you move in.
- Check with the property/owner for pro-rating
- *See [Adam Hurwitz Facebook post](https://www.facebook.com/groups/1768459950111949/permalink/3216200212004575) in Chiang Mai - Expats & Locals Living in Chiang Mai 2023-05-15*

## Electricity and water

- Sometimes included or not included in the price of monthly stays
- Find what the current government set rates are
- E.g. May be up to 1,350 THB ($40) *2023-05-11*

# Driving

#### About

Thailand license is accepted in other Southeast Asian countries

#### Resources
- [Thai Department of Land Transportation](https://www.dlt.go.th/en)
- [Driving in Thailand](https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/local-resources-of-u-s-citizens/driving-in-thailand/) *by U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand*
- [How I Got The Thai Driving License (Pretty Easy!)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdi8BsVQpI8) *by Ken Abroad on YouTube 2021-06-25*