Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 62.2% cheaper than Monte Carlo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.4% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 63.4% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 21.9% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 90.3% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
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pay 49.8% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 68.0% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
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pay 60.4% less in Bangkok
Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and childcare are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Monte Carlo, you would:
pay 81.4% less for restaurants
|
Monte Carlo
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$51.53
€43.75
|
$2.91
THB94.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.31
€8.75
|
$5.83
THB188.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$6.54
€5.55
|
$0.62
THB19.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$10.45
€8.87
|
$0.29
THB9.42
|
|
pay 63.4% less for groceries
|
Monte Carlo
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.82
€4.09
|
$1.52
THB49.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.74
€12.51
|
$11.74
THB379.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.14
€8.61
|
$7.32
THB236.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.54
€6.40
|
$2.27
THB73.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.14
€10.30
|
$1.31
THB42.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.61
|
$1.47
THB47.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.73
€3.16
|
$0.73
THB23.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
€2.33
|
$1.04
THB33.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.05
€3.44
|
$0.80
THB25.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.43
€2.06
|
$0.71
THB23.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
€2.20
|
$0.62
THB20.10
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
|
Monte Carlo
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€7.47
|
$4.47
THB144.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.90
€30.48
|
$39.32
THB1,270.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$52,044.82
€44,185.63
|
$55,345.18
THB1,787,774.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.51
€19.11
|
$10.34
THB334.03
|
|
pay 90.3% less for housing
|
Monte Carlo
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$160.76
€136.49
|
$15.36
THB496.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$10,717.63
€9,099.18
|
$571.31
THB18,454.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,752.11
€5,732.49
|
$301.88
THB9,751.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$349.76
€296.94
|
$67.33
THB2,174.94
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
|
Monte Carlo
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,429.64
€2,911.74
|
$632.63
THB20,435.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,076.45
€13,648.77
|
$13,191.37
THB426,111.10
|
|
pay 68.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monte Carlo
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.65
€8.19
|
$2.33
THB75.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
€5.06
|
$2.58
THB83.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$4.20
THB135.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$509.09
€432.21
|
$54.58
THB1,763.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.15
€14.56
|
$7.28
THB235.23
|
|
pay 60.4% less for clothing
|
Monte Carlo
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$214.35
€181.98
|
$55.27
THB1,785.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.02
€63.69
|
$34.84
THB1,125.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.56
€159.24
|
$97.10
THB3,136.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$267.94
€227.48
|
$92.12
THB2,975.70
|
|
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