By the way, relevant to this thread, I found a goldmine site (in French language), about expatriation costs and opportunities, for living and investing abroad... if anyone knows of a similar website, in English, please give a link...
http://www.wproject.fr/les-fiches-pays/
http://www.wproject.fr/pays/thailande/thailande/
http://www.wproject.fr/les-fiches-pays/
http://www.wproject.fr/pays/thailande/thailande/