Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 36.2% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Norway, you would:
pay 75.6% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr196.04
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.30
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.17
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
Norway
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.41
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.28
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.35
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.12
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.94
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.96
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.29
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.15
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.21
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 40.7% less for transportation
Norway
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.51
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr770.03
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.45
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Norway
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 53.9% more for childcare
Norway
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.47
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.30
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr452.61
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr143.09
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
Norway
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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