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Thailand vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 88.7% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.5% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 36.7% less in Thailand
Transportation: pay 42.4% more in Thailand
Housing: pay 8.5% more in Thailand
Childcare: pay 7.6 times more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.6% less in Thailand
Clothing: pay 37.8% more in Thailand

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

Thailand vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thailand instead of Liberia, you would:

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pay 61.5% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,374.38	$2.67 THB86.56	-64.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD2,015.75	$6.99 THB226.58	-36.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD366.50	$0.73 THB23.80	-63.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD366.50	$0.36 THB11.66	-82.0%
Average			-61.5%

Liberia vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.7% less for groceries

	Liberia	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD328.25	$1.41 THB45.63	-21.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,082.16	$7.88 THB255.38	+33.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,468.10	$7.17 THB232.14	-10.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD659.70	$2.07 THB67.06	-42.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD984.97	$1.41 THB45.75	-73.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD136.04	$1.33 THB43.03	+78.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD702.46	$0.59 THB19.20	-84.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD855.17	$0.90 THB29.10	-80.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD916.25	$0.75 THB24.40	-84.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD188.73	$0.71 THB23.07	-30.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD885.71	$0.62 THB19.98	-87.2%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 42.4% more for transportation

	Liberia	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD860.05	$4.83 THB156.54	+3.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,665.00	$28.12 THB910.95	+40.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,297,027.14	$30,471.21 THB987,114.69	+143.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,325.80	$10.53 THB341.10	-17.0%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 8.5% more for housing

	Liberia	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD17,088.05	$18.52 THB600.02	-80.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD122,166.67	$414.60 THB13,431.04	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD17,408.75	$266.86 THB8,644.91	+180.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,624.72	$60.46 THB1,958.61	-29.1%
Average			+8.5%

Liberia vs. Thailand - Cost of housing

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pay 7.6 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD23,700.31	$359.13 THB11,633.99	+177.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD163,825.22	$11,104.31 THB359,724.10	+1142.1%
Average			+659.9%

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pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD549.75	$2.15 THB69.79	-28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD610.83	$1.97 THB63.84	-40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD916.25	$4.31 THB139.76	-13.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,972.81	$53.45 THB1,731.63	-29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,786.64	$6.32 THB204.64	-35.2%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 37.8% more for clothing

	Liberia	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,374.07	$37.08 THB1,201.22	+101.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD6,184.69	$29.48 THB955.00	-12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD10,307.81	$91.15 THB2,952.80	+62.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,598.44	$69.13 THB2,239.32	+0.5%
Average			+37.8%

Liberia vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: November 2025

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