Bangkok vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$424	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	89	21
😀 Quality of life	75	27
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.02M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 79% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 5912th and 8410th ($958 vs $536) 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 0.7 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 1890th and 8877th 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	$3.1	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$3157

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541