Millennial moved to Bangkok, pays $2,500 in rent and works US hours

Andrew Corona moved from the US to Bangkok in 2025 after first visiting Thailand in 2018 and extending a monthlong vacation into a longer stay. He quit his job in 2019 to run his own business and waited until the pandemic made remote work feasible; frustration with homelessness, drug use, and political divisions in San Diego pushed him and his then-girlfriend to consider living overseas.

They rented an Airbnb in Bangkok for three months in early 2024 as a trial, traveled the rest of the year, and settled in January 2025 in a furnished two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo in Thonglor. Their monthly rent is 80,000 Thai baht, about $2,500 — roughly half what he had paid for a two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment in San Diego.

The building offers a rooftop pool, gym, golf simulator, lounges, parking, and is within walking distance of a train station. Corona runs a private lending firm for US commercial real estate and keeps American hours from Bangkok, doing most of his work overnight.

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