Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 28.7% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.24
NOK222.05
|
$2.77
THB93.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.78
NOK129.26
|
$5.55
THB186.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.45
NOK37.82
|
$0.58
THB19.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.99
|
$0.31
THB10.57
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
NOK34.44
|
$1.62
THB54.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
NOK64.88
|
$9.67
THB325.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
NOK85.49
|
$6.60
THB221.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.26
NOK46.80
|
$2.22
THB74.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.46
NOK70.91
|
$1.30
THB43.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NOK15.35
|
$1.37
THB46.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NOK10.37
|
$0.70
THB23.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK14.02
|
$1.02
THB34.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
NOK23.88
|
$0.78
THB26.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.12
|
$0.69
THB23.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.81
|
$0.61
THB20.66
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
NOK85.70
|
$4.25
THB142.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.89
NOK898.55
|
$36.06
THB1,212.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,359.77
NOK388,009.80
|
$51,319.04
THB1,726,153.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.47
NOK224.64
|
$10.52
THB353.78
|
|
pay 60.3% less for housing
Oslo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.36
NOK475.82
|
$15.07
THB506.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,411.21
NOK15,485.46
|
$608.65
THB20,472.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.59
NOK12,263.50
|
$287.69
THB9,676.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.44
NOK1,387.49
|
$70.06
THB2,356.43
|
|
pay 55.2% more for childcare
Oslo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.02
NOK3,358.07
|
$614.94
THB20,684.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,250.65
NOK123,455.67
|
$12,311.97
THB414,122.03
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.24
NOK112.32
|
$2.08
THB69.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
NOK47.16
|
$2.37
THB79.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.42
NOK158.27
|
$4.16
THB139.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.65
NOK500.90
|
$57.72
THB1,941.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.12
NOK165.93
|
$6.94
THB233.26
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
NOK934.74
|
$53.87
THB1,812.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.69
NOK490.44
|
$39.30
THB1,321.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.86
NOK1,095.76
|
$101.75
THB3,422.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.93
NOK1,480.56
|
$92.54
THB3,112.64
|
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