Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 4.4 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 43.2% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$2.95
฿108.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.57
฿20.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.32
฿11.87
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.67
฿319.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$6.60
฿242.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.46
฿53.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.36
฿50.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.63
฿23.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.90
฿33.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.73
฿26.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.73
฿26.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.63
฿23.07
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.46
฿164.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$10.60
฿390.08
|
|
pay 7.7% more for housing
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
|
pay 17.4 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
|
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.36
฿86.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.30
฿84.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$7.97
฿293.38
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
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