Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 6.4 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 12.7 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$40.07
€37.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$11.16
€10.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$5.85
€5.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$5.05
€4.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$4.52
€4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$6.49
€6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$2.46
€2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 94.7% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$8.77
€8.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$30.05
€27.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$49,675.27
€46,086.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
pay 12.3 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$88.99
€82.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$6,575.69
€6,100.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$4,417.00
€4,097.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$269.58
€250.10
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Thailand
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$2,788.69
€2,587.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$29,714.46
€27,567.59
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$8.93
€8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$12.18
€11.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$517.80
€480.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Thailand
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$156.40
€145.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$188.26
€174.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$451.61
€418.98
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Monaco or Thailand. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.