Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 61.8% more expensive than Freetown.
- Restaurants
-
pay 38.0% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 1.7% more in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2 times more in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 62.7% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.4% more in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 4.1 times more in Bangkok
The cost of clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Bangkok are more expensive than in Freetown. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Bangkok. Notably, clothing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.91
THB97.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.83
THB195.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.62
THB20.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.29
THB9.78
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.52
THB51.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$11.74
THB393.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$7.32
THB245.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.27
THB76.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.31
THB44.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.47
THB49.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.73
THB24.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
THB34.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.80
THB26.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.71
THB23.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.62
THB20.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.47
THB149.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.32
THB1,317.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$55,345.18
THB1,854,601.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$10.34
THB346.52
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$15.36
THB514.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$571.31
THB19,144.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$301.88
THB10,116.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$67.33
THB2,256.24
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$632.63
THB21,199.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,191.37
THB442,039.11
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.33
THB78.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.58
THB86.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.20
THB140.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$54.58
THB1,828.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.28
THB244.03
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$55.27
THB1,852.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$34.84
THB1,167.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$97.10
THB3,253.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$92.12
THB3,086.94
|
|
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