Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 50.0% cheaper than Bergen.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Bergen, you would:
pay 79.0% less for restaurants
Bergen
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.14
NOK240.05
|
$2.26
THB82.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.11
NOK152.98
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
NOK32.54
|
$0.63
THB23.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
NOK27.96
|
$0.35
THB12.77
|
|
pay 44.3% less for groceries
Bergen
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
NOK31.71
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.53
NOK70.84
|
$7.97
THB291.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.93
NOK86.02
|
$6.00
THB219.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
NOK41.33
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.74
NOK73.08
|
$1.07
THB39.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
NOK15.93
|
$1.19
THB43.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
NOK12.40
|
$0.48
THB17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
NOK15.84
|
$0.79
THB28.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.15
NOK23.34
|
$0.63
THB23.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NOK13.13
|
$0.64
THB23.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK11.69
|
$0.45
THB16.63
|
|
pay 51.8% less for transportation
Bergen
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
NOK82.91
|
$4.25
THB155.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.15
NOK793.18
|
$22.11
THB808.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,824.81
NOK355,913.39
|
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.60
NOK310.15
|
$9.24
THB337.60
|
|
pay 71.5% less for housing
Bergen
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.72
NOK549.96
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,207.70
NOK13,094.84
|
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$927.80
NOK10,060.00
|
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.96
NOK1,886.27
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
|
pay 5.0% less for childcare
Bergen
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$316.19
NOK3,428.39
|
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,035.76
NOK130,501.58
|
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
|
pay 57.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bergen
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.32
NOK111.86
|
$1.87
THB68.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.70
NOK50.97
|
$1.81
THB66.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.07
NOK152.53
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
NOK547.17
|
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.01
NOK162.70
|
$5.45
THB199.30
|
|
pay 40.3% less for clothing
Bergen
|
Thailand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.82
NOK919.74
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.42
NOK438.28
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.58
NOK1,003.86
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.48
NOK1,338.91
|
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
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