Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 4.3% cheaper than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 15.9% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 1.1% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 68.7% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 45.9% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.3% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 4.2 times more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.9% less for restaurants

	Freetown	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$2.97 THB98.83	+48.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$6.98 THB232.24	-36.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$0.65 THB21.64	-64.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.35 THB11.72	-58.5%
Average			-15.9%

Freetown vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.1% less for groceries

	Freetown	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$1.48 THB49.16	+125.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$8.63 THB287.02	+143.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$7.27 THB241.89	-20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$2.56 THB85.32	+41.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$1.63 THB54.28	-64.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$1.77 THB58.85	-44.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.81 THB26.83	-40.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.24 THB41.35	+286.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.87 THB29.09	-61.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.78 THB26.00	-13.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.69 THB23.01	-6.3%
Average			-1.1%

Freetown vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.7% more for transportation

	Freetown	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$5.32 THB176.90	+6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.98 THB1,163.67
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+159.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$10.55 THB350.83	+134.4%
Average			+68.7%

Freetown vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.9% less for housing

	Freetown	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$17.88 THB594.63	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$675.80 THB22,480.48	-27.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$346.10 THB11,513.16	-72.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$82.03 THB2,728.64	+78.8%
Average			-45.9%

Freetown vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$568.31 THB18,904.94
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$16,500.59 THB549K

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pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$2.67 THB88.94	+18.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$2.79 THB92.95	+1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$4.60 THB153.18	+53.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$58.43 THB1,943.57
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.58 THB252.00
Average			+17.3%

Freetown vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.2 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+607.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$42.94 THB1,428.36
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+385.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+119.8%
Average			+322.6%

Freetown vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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