Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 2.4 times more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
|
Monrovia
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
$2.77
THB93.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,917.66
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD326.00
|
$0.58
THB19.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
$0.31
THB10.64
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
|
Monrovia
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD299.46
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,132.45
|
$9.67
THB327.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,095.24
|
$6.60
THB223.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD754.60
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD784.26
|
$1.30
THB44.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD182.87
|
$1.37
THB46.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD638.31
|
$0.70
THB23.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD819.12
|
$1.02
THB34.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD801.66
|
$0.78
THB26.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD197.50
|
$0.69
THB23.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD767.06
|
$0.61
THB20.77
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Monrovia
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD808.32
|
$4.25
THB143.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD972,228.51
|
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,433.88
|
$10.52
THB355.82
|
|
pay 15.2% more for housing
|
Monrovia
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD17,882.15
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD127,843.90
|
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,258.93
|
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD39,974.95
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
|
Monrovia
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,254.09
|
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD287,648.77
|
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monrovia
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD479.41
|
$2.08
THB70.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD599.27
|
$2.37
THB80.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD958.83
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,622.15
|
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,869.67
|
$6.94
THB234.61
|
|
pay 81.1% more for clothing
|
Monrovia
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,530.87
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,472.10
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,786.83
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,183.90
|
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
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