Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Liberia and Phuket

For one person, living costs are similar in Liberia and in Phuket: $1,246 and $1,190 a month, rent and utilities included.

🇱🇷 Liberia
$1,246
/mo nomad
Phuket
🇹🇭 Thailand
$1,190
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Liberia is 77.6% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 4.7% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Liberia is 24.1% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 13.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Liberia
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.43 LRD 1,266
$4.35 ฿146
70.80%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
-
$32.45 ฿1,087
-
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.90 LRD 1,685
$8.42 ฿282
17.58%
Cappuccino
$3.01 LRD 513
$2.81 ฿94.0
7.12%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.94 LRD 331
$0.87 ฿29.29
122.99%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.02 LRD 344
$0.46 ฿15.39
339.13%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.01 LRD 343
$2.59 ฿86.6
-22.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.06 LRD 522
$3.64 ฿122
-15.93%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Liberia
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.11 LRD 359
$1.71 ฿57.2
23.39%
White Bread (500g)
$1.80 LRD 307
$1.45 ฿48.42
24.14%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$5.22 LRD 888
$1.56 ฿52.3
234.62%
Eggs
$3.67 LRD 624
$2.10 ฿70.3
74.76%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.51 LRD 1,278
$19.53 ฿654
-61.55%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$11.72 LRD 1,995
$3.40 ฿114
244.71%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.59 LRD 2,314
$11.14 ฿373
21.99%
Apples (1kg)
$1.67 LRD 285
$2.83 ฿94.8
-40.99%
Banana (1kg)
$8.62 LRD 1,468
$1.62 ฿54.3
432.10%
Oranges (1kg)
$10.14 LRD 1,726
$2.22 ฿74.5
356.76%
Tomato (1kg)
$10.94 LRD 1,862
$2.15 ฿71.9
408.84%
Potato (1kg)
$2.23 LRD 379
$1.49 ฿49.95
49.66%
Onion (1kg)
$10.74 LRD 1,829
$1.33 ฿44.40
707.52%
Lettuce (1 head)
$4.79 LRD 816
$1.07 ฿35.72
347.66%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.99 LRD 338
$0.51 ฿17.01
290.20%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.86 LRD 828
$4.38 ฿147
10.96%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.85 LRD 1,167
$18.77 ฿629
-63.51%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.44 LRD 416
$1.74 ฿58.3
40.23%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.53 LRD 601
$2.78 ฿92.9
26.98%
🚌 Getting Around
Liberia
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.91 LRD 496
$2.17 ฿72.6
34.10%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$12.62 LRD 2,148
$22.28 ฿746
-43.36%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.95 LRD 332
$3.02 ฿101
-35.43%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.84 LRD 313
$1.06 ฿35.43
73.58%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$24.83 LRD 4,227
$3.71 ฿124
569.27%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.25 LRD 213
$1.43 ฿47.88
-12.59%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.8K LRD 3.4M
$26.3K ฿882.1K
-25.00%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$15.0K LRD 2.6M
$26.2K ฿877.3K
-42.57%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Liberia
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$154 LRD 26.1K
$96.7 ฿3,236
58.84%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.70 LRD 3,864
$11.41 ฿382
98.95%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$181 LRD 30.8K
$17.11 ฿573
959.03%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Liberia
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$62.3 LRD 10.6K
$52.8 ฿1,768
17.90%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$10.08 LRD 1,717
$11.07 ฿371
-8.94%
Cinema Ticket
$5.09 LRD 866
$7.65 ฿256
-33.46%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Liberia
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$101 LRD 17.2K
$555 ฿18.6K
-81.79%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,005 LRD 171.1K
$11.3K ฿377.7K
-91.09%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Liberia
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.18 LRD 4,287
$63.4 ฿2,123
-60.30%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$32.29 LRD 5,497
$28.61 ฿958
12.86%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$54.4 LRD 9,262
$96.7 ฿3,238
-43.75%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$90.9 LRD 15.5K
$88.6 ฿2,967
2.60%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Liberia
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$253 LRD 43.1K
$735 ฿24.6K
-65.57%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$94.8 LRD 16.1K
$458 ฿15.3K
-79.30%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$663 LRD 112.8K
$2,102 ฿70.4K
-68.48%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$271 LRD 46.2K
$1,187 ฿39.7K
-77.14%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,493 ฿116.9K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,491 ฿83.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Liberia
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$694 LRD 118.1K
$501 ฿16.8K
38.46%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
5.57
-

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Liberia: October 3, 2026

Last update for Phuket: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Groceries & Markets
Liberia
$456
Phuket
$268 41.2% $188
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Liberia
$357
Phuket
$125 65% $232
Eating Out
Liberia
$157
Phuket
$119 24.2% $38
Accommodation & Living
Liberia
$95
Phuket
$458 383% $363
Clothing & Footwear
Liberia
$91
Phuket
$125 36.8% $34
Sport & Entertainment
Liberia
$72
Phuket
$68 6% $4.3
Getting Around
Liberia
$35
Phuket
$39 10.8% $3.8
Good to know
🇱🇷 Liberia
🇹🇭 Phuket
🕒 Local time
10:10 10:10 AM
17:10 5:10 PM
7 h ahead of Liberia
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
5,214,030
79,308
💱 Currency
Thai Baht THB ฿
Exchange rates and currency converter

THB, USD, EUR to LRD – Liberian Dollar Converter

Liberian Dollar exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 170 LRD (1,000 LRD = 5.87 USD). 1 EUR = 191 LRD (1,000 LRD = 5.24 EUR).

Thai Baht exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 33.48 THB (100 THB = 2.99 USD). 1 EUR = 37.52 THB (100 THB = 2.67 EUR).

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