Bangkok vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$465	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$101
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	24
😀 Quality of life	73	27
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.02M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 92% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 5467th and 8497th ($1027 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Liberia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 2647th and 8899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Monrovia

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	Bangkok	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	12.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$6.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$3619

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$503
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1257
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1257
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$502
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1323
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$993
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1016
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1058
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1001
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$990
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1092
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1124
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1097
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1063
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1066
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1198
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$852
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$515
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1075
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$878
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$508
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1127
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$507
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$508
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$605
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$664
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$537