Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Monrovia Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Monrovia

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 33.8% cheaper than Monrovia without rent, and 10.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 37.3% cheaper than Monrovia without rent, and 6.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿148

$7.54 LRD 1,379

-38.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,470

$150 LRD 27.4K

-69.21%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿279

$11.20 LRD 2,049

-21.96%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.9

$3.27 LRD 598

-7.03%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.72 ฿22.96

$1.99 LRD 363

-63.82%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.47

$2.74 LRD 501

-85.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.8

$2.80 LRD 512

-12.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

$2.98 LRD 546

27.18%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.4

$2.16 LRD 396

-0.93%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.3

$1.78 LRD 325

4.49%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.7

$5.28 LRD 966

-58.52%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.6

$3.59 LRD 656

-37.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿629

$11.84 LRD 2,165

66.64%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿121

$12.00 LRD 2,195

-68.42%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿432

$35.08 LRD 6,417

-61.37%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿104

$1.66 LRD 304

95.78%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.3

$8.32 LRD 1,522

-79.93%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿76.3

$10.37 LRD 1,897

-76.95%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.7

$11.07 LRD 2,025

-81.12%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.74

$2.30 LRD 421

-33.48%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿48.13

$10.79 LRD 1,974

-86.01%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.53

$4.57 LRD 835

-78.34%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.41

$1.95 LRD 356

-73.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿136

$4.95 LRD 906

-13.74%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿647

$6.83 LRD 1,249

197.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.1

$2.46 LRD 450

-27.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.2

$3.23 LRD 591

-14.24%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.77

$2.99 LRD 547

-53.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿373

$20.15 LRD 3,686

-41.94%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.1

$2.68 LRD 490

16.04%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.71

$1.22 LRD 223

-18.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿438

$17.28 LRD 3,160

-20.54%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.05

$1.26 LRD 230

4.76%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.2K ฿868.3K

$12.3K LRD 2.3M

120.71%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$14.9K LRD 2.7M

129.16%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$120 ฿3,838

$268 LRD 49.1K

-55.15%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.93 ฿444

$22.84 LRD 4,178

-39.01%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿584

$91.5 LRD 16.7K

-79.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,942

$75.8 LRD 13.9K

-19.60%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿549

$8.06 LRD 1,474

113.77%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

$9.86 LRD 1,803

-11.66%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$698 ฿22.2K

$131 LRD 24.0K

431.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿501.6K

$902 LRD 165.1K

1643.62%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,838

$18.38 LRD 3,362

213.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,092

$33.56 LRD 6,138

2.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,608

$55.6 LRD 10.2K

103.43%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,704

$67.4 LRD 12.3K

25.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

$664 LRD 121.5K

-9.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

$96.1 LRD 17.6K

353.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.6K

$1,820 LRD 332.9K

13.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.8K

$270 LRD 49.4K

455.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

$706 LRD 129.1K

-25.03%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

6.60%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Monrovia: February 28, 2026

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