Cost of living comparison

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Ilulissat vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Ilulissat is 3.5 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 7.6 times more in Ilulissat
Groceries: pay 3.7 times more in Ilulissat
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Ilulissat
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Ilulissat
Childcare: pay 7.6% less in Ilulissat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6 times more in Ilulissat
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Ilulissat

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Ilulissat are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ilulissat.

Ilulissat vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ilulissat instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 7.6 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Ilulissat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$31.61 DKK202.79	+919.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$19.41 DKK124.49	+212.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$3.13 DKK20.08	+839.0%
Average			+657.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for groceries

	Bangkok	Ilulissat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$5.48 DKK35.14	+280.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$17.21 DKK110.43	+102.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$11.85 DKK76.01	+63.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	??
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$18.46 DKK118.40	+1237.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$2.84 DKK18.21	+78.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$2.48 DKK15.94	+204.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$2.84 DKK18.21	+177.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$2.13 DKK13.66	+149.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$1.77 DKK11.38	+146.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$2.48 DKK15.94	+282.7%
Average			+272.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Bangkok	Ilulissat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$2.95 DKK18.93	-37.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$93.90 DKK602.35	+152.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$40,689.66 DKK261,020.09	+9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$53.21 DKK341.33	+357.6%
Average			+120.6%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Ilulissat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$187.80 DKK1,204.71	+1010.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$495.55 DKK3,178.92	-26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$641.64 DKK4,116.09	+99.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$203.45 DKK1,305.10	+196.2%
Average			+319.9%

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pay 7.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Ilulissat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$625.99 DKK4,015.69	+2.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$10,954.91 DKK70,274.64	-17.9%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Ilulissat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$13.30 DKK85.33	+376.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$6.10 DKK39.15	+140.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	??
Average			+258.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Bangkok	Ilulissat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$173.87 DKK1,115.36	+195.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$54.77 DKK351.37	+44.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$169.02 DKK1,084.24	+62.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$234.75 DKK1,505.89	+156.7%
Average			+114.6%

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