Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 83.6% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.77
THB93.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.58
THB19.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.31
THB10.64
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.67
THB327.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.60
THB223.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.30
THB44.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.37
THB46.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.70
THB23.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
THB34.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.78
THB26.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.69
THB23.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.61
THB20.77
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.25
THB143.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$10.52
THB355.82
|
|
pay 76.2% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.08
THB70.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.37
THB80.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.94
THB234.61
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
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