Cost of living comparison

Monrovia, Liberia

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Monrovia Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 2.5 times more expensive than Monrovia.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 21.2% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 3.7 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 17.5% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 8.7 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.8% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 77.5% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, and housing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Monrovia. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangkok. Notably, childcare, transportation, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Monrovia, you would:

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pay 66.8% less for restaurants

	Monrovia	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.25 LRD1,649.93	$2.91 THB98.33	-64.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD2,199.91	$5.83 THB196.66	-47.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 LRD374.98	$0.62 THB20.79	-67.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 LRD499.98	$0.29 THB9.85	-88.3%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 21.2% less for groceries

	Monrovia	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 LRD330.68	$1.52 THB51.38	-7.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,181.03	$11.74 THB396.28	+98.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 LRD1,216.60	$7.32 THB247.04	+20.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.63 LRD725.57	$2.27 THB76.70	-37.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.48 LRD895.25	$1.31 THB44.38	-70.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD148.47	$1.47 THB49.67	+98.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.58 LRD515.70	$0.73 THB24.52	-71.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95 LRD790.69	$1.04 THB34.94	-73.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 LRD636.05	$0.80 THB27.16	-74.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD205.97	$0.71 THB24.05	-30.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$3.88 LRD774.97	$0.62 THB21.01	-83.9%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

	Monrovia	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 LRD806.25	$4.47 THB150.73	+10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,999.83	$39.32 THB1,327.43	+96.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,069.87 LRD1,013,932.27	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	+991.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,538.28	$10.34 THB349.07	-18.5%
Average			+270.1%

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pay 17.5% more for housing

	Monrovia	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD18,649.20	$15.36 THB518.50	-83.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD133,327.76	$571.31 THB19,285.06	-14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.00 LRD17,999.25	$301.88 THB10,190.40	+235.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$208.46 LRD41,689.67	$67.33 THB2,272.83	-67.7%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 8.7 times more for childcare

	Monrovia	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.33 LRD14,865.52	$632.63 THB21,355.26	+751.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,500.00 LRD299,987.47	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	+779.4%
Average			+765.2%

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pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Monrovia	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 LRD499.98	$2.33 THB78.66	-6.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 LRD624.97	$2.58 THB87.21	-17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD999.96	$4.20 THB141.84	-16.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD15,249.36	$54.58 THB1,842.35	-28.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,949.87	$7.28 THB245.82	-25.3%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 77.5% more for clothing

	Monrovia	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,682.33	$55.27 THB1,865.64	+200.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD6,749.72	$34.84 THB1,176.03	+3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD11,249.53	$97.10 THB3,277.58	+72.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD13,749.43	$92.12 THB3,109.64	+34.0%
Average			+77.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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