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Thailand

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Liberia

Monrovia vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 21.2% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 88.3% more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 23.6% less in Monrovia
Housing: pay 52.7% less in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 89.7% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 40.2% less in Monrovia

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

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Monrovia vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	+152.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	+57.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$2.00 LRD341.50	+207.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$2.00 LRD341.50	+467.5%
Average			+136.7%

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pay 88.3% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$1.79 LRD305.86	+21.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$3.86 LRD658.77	-55.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	+10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$3.60 LRD614.70	+40.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$5.38 LRD917.79	+229.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$0.74 LRD126.76	-58.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$3.83 LRD654.55	+375.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$4.67 LRD796.84	+275.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$5.00 LRD853.76	+471.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$1.00 LRD170.75	+27.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$4.83 LRD825.30	+598.7%
Average			+88.3%

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pay 23.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$4.69 LRD801.39	-11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	-42.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$20,000.00 LRD3M	-35.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	+60.4%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 52.7% less for housing

	Bangkok	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	+907.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	-63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	-72.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	+40.8%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 89.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	-82.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$1,000.00 LRD171K	-93.9%
Average			-89.7%

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pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$4.00 LRD683.00	+49.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$3.00 LRD512.25	+7.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$5.00 LRD853.76	+8.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	+7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$5.00 LRD853.76	-34.0%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 40.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	-64.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	-24.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	-43.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	-15.8%
Average			-40.2%

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