Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 59.3% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 79.1% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.70
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.83
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.71
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Thailand
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.20
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.81
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.05
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.66
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.13
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€37.00
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,557.18
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.06
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 83.4% less for housing
Monaco
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€72.29
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,355.43
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,426.20
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€137.38
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,289.15
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,557.18
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 70.3% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.20
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.43
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€616.72
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 56.1% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€124.03
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.86
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€143.64
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€489.26
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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