Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 71.1% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 82.4% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$40.07
€36.85
|
$2.26
THB76.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.16
€10.27
|
$5.53
THB187.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.85
€5.38
|
$0.63
THB21.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$0.35
THB11.82
|
|
pay 59.1% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Thailand
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.05
€4.65
|
$1.38
THB46.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$7.97
THB269.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.71
€8.01
|
$6.00
THB202.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
€4.16
|
$1.92
THB64.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.49
€5.97
|
$1.07
THB36.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.73
|
$1.19
THB40.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.25
€2.07
|
$0.48
THB16.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
€1.53
|
$0.79
THB26.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.46
€2.27
|
$0.63
THB21.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
€1.57
|
$0.64
THB21.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.63
|
$0.45
THB15.39
|
|
pay 46.5% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.77
€8.06
|
$4.25
THB143.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
€27.64
|
$22.11
THB747.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,675.27
€45,680.53
|
$24,588.11
THB831,813.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.66
€19.92
|
$9.24
THB312.43
|
|
pay 88.4% less for housing
Monaco
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
€81.83
|
$15.82
THB535.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$6,575.69
€6,046.89
|
$393.06
THB13,297.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,417.00
€4,061.80
|
$209.24
THB7,078.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$269.58
€247.90
|
$48.32
THB1,634.62
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,788.69
€2,564.43
|
$329.15
THB11,135.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,714.46
€27,324.91
|
$10,347.16
THB350,043.48
|
|
pay 73.6% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.93
€8.22
|
$1.87
THB63.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$1.81
THB61.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.18
€11.20
|
$3.52
THB118.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$517.80
€476.16
|
$46.67
THB1,578.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$5.45
THB184.45
|
|
pay 70.8% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$156.40
€143.82
|
$34.16
THB1,155.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.09
|
$26.70
THB903.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$188.26
€173.12
|
$75.98
THB2,570.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$451.61
€415.29
|
$61.99
THB2,097.17
|
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