Expat characteristics determine where to live in Thailand, not money
I was with a developer in Hua Hin this week and the subject of Expats came up. Now I know from surveys that those in Hua Hin have a higher disposable income than the average expat in Pattaya for example and facts like this tend to draw wrong conclusions. If you asked many the difference between an Expat in these two regions many would say you live in Hua Hin if you have more money and this is wrong. It may be true that they have more money but money is the not the causality of picking a region to live.