Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.1 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿109.23
|
$17.84
kr2,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿218.46
|
$14.27
kr2,006
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿21.08
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.93
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 75.8% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.85
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿320.73
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿243.97
|
$5.33
kr749
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.63
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.88
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.35
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.45
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.36
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿27.14
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.95
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.19
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿165.02
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,419.98
|
$77.40
kr10,879
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,184,580.68
|
$29,836.83
kr4,193,865
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿392.13
|
$23.97
kr3,369
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿582.22
|
$62.40
kr8,771
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,389.69
|
$1,437.14
kr202,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,613.62
|
$1,215.63
kr170,868
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,251.89
|
$68.63
kr9,647
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,811.39
|
$259.34
kr36,453
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿499,285.91
|
$2,750.10
kr386,554
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿87.38
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿85.18
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿163.84
|
$10.64
kr1,495
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,097.91
|
$56.90
kr7,998
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿294.92
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 62.1% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,214.32
|
$118.08
kr16,597
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,499.27
|
$50.39
kr7,083
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,603.57
|
$151.12
kr21,241
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,772.91
|
$175.20
kr24,626
|
|
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