100 euros rent per month in Thailand. How to live a dream life in Paradise a pensioner from Mallorca and what the Romanians can learn

With 100 euros per month, in Europe you can only rent one hotel room for one to two nights. In Thailand, the same amount offers to a Spanish pensioner not only a home on the seafront, but also a quality of life close to luxury.

Rafa Ruiz, originally from Mallorca, reached the end of patience due to huge prices in the Iberian Peninsula. With a pension of 1,250 euros per month, he realized that in his native country he can no longer lead a decent life. So he moved his pension to Thailand, where the same amount offers him a luxury living: rent on the sea, accessible tables and the freedom to travel.

“We simply do not let us live ”he says, explaining without bypass why Mallorca left: “To stay all day locked up in the house, just go for a walk or pool … Did you work for it all your life?”.

In Thailand, Rafa starts every day with the sun on the face and an ocean view, visits cities and experiences the life that the European pension could not offer. His story has gone viral not only for impressive figures, but also for the message he transmits: old age should not be a fight with invoices, but a chance to truly live.

In the article you will find details about the quality of Viațis in Thailand, how Rafa Ruiz spends his pension in the country of smiles, how much life costs on the seafront, how the lifestyle differs from Mallorca and what lessons can draw the pensioners from Romania. From rents and food, to the freedom to travel and experience life, his story offers a concrete example of how money can count more in another part of the world.

Khao Sok Low from Thailand the country where pensioners can live in paradise photo connections

“We simply don't let us live”

In a video posted on Tiktok, the pensioner tells without bypass why he left his hometown: “Mallorca is beautiful, but, as things have evolved, living has become unbearable. To stay in the house all day, just go for a walk, swimming or hiking … This is your pension? All your life you have worked for it? I do not like the lifestyle of the pensioners who do this.”

“In Spain, we do not let us live”says the pensioner, explaining that he prefers to spend his years of traveling, visiting Chiang Mai or Chiang Rai, instead of remaining captive between four walls, things before, because of work and high cost of life, he could not do.

“They worked a lifetime, they are exhausted, and the only pleasant thing they have is to stay 40 minutes at the pool, then go for a walk, and on weekends to go to those hotels that offer them special rates,” he said without a detour.

Mallorca, an island whose main economic engine is tourism, records, like many other areas of the world, an acceleration of the cost of life. Price increases for housing, food and services made the Spanish pensioner realize that his pension no longer offers his desired freedom.

Life in Thailand vs Mallorca. How much does a decent living cost

The differences between the two paradises are shocking:

• Rent in Thailand: 100 euros per month.
• Hotels: 20–30 euros per night for two people.
• La restaurant tables: accessible daily. You can live with 1 euros per day.

In comparison, in Mallorca, a hotel costs 240 euros per night – almost as much as the monthly salary of a Thai. The rent for an ordinary apartment reached 1,500 euros, and for a studio at 800 euros.

Lessons for Romanians who dream of a quieter old age

What could a Romanian pensioner do with an average pension of 2,500 lei (about 500 euros)? Rafa's story shows that, moving her money to a cheaper country, you can lead a much quieter life. Instead of remaining captive between four walls or fighting the costs of life, pensioners can explore alternatives where money matters more.

For many Romanians, the reality is that they can barely cover the bills and food. Holidays, restaurants or hobbies seem to be an inaccessible luxury. That is why Rafa Rafa Rafa's story raises a tempting question: could the Romanian pensioners move their pension into cheaper countries, where their money is worth more?

Conclusion: A dream old or a continuous struggle?

Rafa Ruiz, a former lifeguard in the palm, the story just a few months ago, for the Spanish press, that in Thailand, in areas still unaffected by tourism, you can rent a house on the sea with only 50 euros and you can feed on a tired of one euro. The man, who has a family in Thailand, speaks from his own experience and is aware that if he left his Thai partner, he would face serious difficulties in maintaining his own living.

The pensioner chose to turn his old age into an adventure, not into a daily struggle for survival: “I want to enjoy life and now I can do this because I have time”. His example shows that sometimes the solution for a better life is not to resign, but to look for a place where your money matters more.

The question remains: can the Romanians imagine a pension in the sun, far, in an accessible country, or remain captive in the reality of the expensive at home?

The story of Rafa Ruiz has gone viral because he says on the face what many think: old age does not have to be a fight with invoices, but a chance to truly live.