Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 2.2 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
THB109.34
|
$19.06
NOK209.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
$11.43
NOK125.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB21.10
|
$2.80
NOK30.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
THB11.94
|
$2.55
NOK28.15
|
|
pay 64.2% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
THB68.92
|
$3.33
NOK36.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
THB321.06
|
$5.65
NOK62.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB244.21
|
$7.54
NOK83.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB74.71
|
$3.77
NOK41.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
THB53.94
|
$5.90
NOK64.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
THB50.40
|
$1.24
NOK13.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.48
|
$0.90
NOK9.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB33.40
|
$1.16
NOK12.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB27.16
|
$1.62
NOK17.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.98
|
$0.84
NOK9.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.21
|
$0.99
NOK10.94
|
|
pay 58.8% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB165.19
|
$7.99
NOK88.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
THB1,421.42
|
$77.56
NOK854.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
THB2,186,800.14
|
$33,348.90
NOK367,424.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
THB392.53
|
$20.96
NOK230.95
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
THB582.81
|
$39.84
NOK438.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
THB24,414.47
|
$1,309.35
NOK14,425.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
THB11,625.42
|
$1,134.95
NOK12,504.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
THB2,254.18
|
$157.33
NOK1,733.44
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
THB20,832.54
|
$311.45
NOK3,431.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
THB499,793.17
|
$7,586.53
NOK83,585.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
THB87.47
|
$9.53
NOK104.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
THB85.26
|
$4.24
NOK46.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
THB164.01
|
$14.29
NOK157.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
THB2,100.04
|
$41.81
NOK460.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
THB295.22
|
$15.25
NOK167.97
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
THB2,216.57
|
$78.58
NOK865.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
THB1,500.79
|
$36.31
NOK400.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
THB3,607.23
|
$97.89
NOK1,078.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
THB3,776.74
|
$103.77
NOK1,143.26
|
|
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