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
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$2.77
THB101.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$5.55
THB203.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD329.63
|
$0.58
THB21.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$0.31
THB11.54
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.80
|
$1.62
THB59.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,145.06
|
$9.67
THB354.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,107.43
|
$6.60
THB242.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD762.99
|
$2.22
THB81.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD792.99
|
$1.30
THB47.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.90
|
$1.37
THB50.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD645.41
|
$0.70
THB25.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD828.24
|
$1.02
THB37.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD810.58
|
$0.78
THB28.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.70
|
$0.69
THB25.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD775.60
|
$0.61
THB22.53
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD817.32
|
$4.25
THB155.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.06
THB1,323.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD983,048.28
|
$51,319.04
THB1,882,934.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,460.97
|
$10.52
THB385.91
|
|
pay 15.2% more for housing
Monrovia
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,081.16
|
$15.07
THB552.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD129,266.65
|
$608.65
THB22,331.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,451.00
|
$287.69
THB10,555.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,419.82
|
$70.06
THB2,570.46
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,412.73
|
$614.94
THB22,562.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,849.96
|
$12,311.97
THB451,735.50
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$2.08
THB76.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD605.94
|
$2.37
THB86.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD969.50
|
$4.16
THB152.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,784.87
|
$57.72
THB2,117.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,890.48
|
$6.94
THB254.45
|
|
pay 81.1% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,570.17
|
$53.87
THB1,976.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,544.12
|
$39.30
THB1,441.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,906.87
|
$101.75
THB3,733.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,330.62
|
$92.54
THB3,395.35
|
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