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Thailand

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Faroe Islands

Torshavn vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Torshavn is 93.3% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 5.5 times more in Torshavn
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Torshavn
Transportation: pay 6.2% more in Torshavn
Housing: pay 96.6% more in Torshavn
Childcare: pay 14.1% less in Torshavn
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Torshavn
Clothing: pay 80.4% more in Torshavn

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

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Torshavn vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.5 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Torshavn
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$26.22 DKK174.37	+782.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$19.96 DKK132.75	+185.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$3.25 DKK21.58	+398.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$2.65 DKK17.60	+651.0%
Average			+452.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Bangkok	Torshavn
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$4.94 DKK32.88	+234.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$8.24 DKK54.80	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$8.61 DKK57.24	+18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$6.35 DKK42.25	+147.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$6.46 DKK42.94	+295.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$1.83 DKK12.20	+3.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$2.51 DKK16.72	+211.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$2.72 DKK18.08	+118.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$2.34 DKK15.59	+168.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$1.65 DKK11.00	+111.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$2.08 DKK13.86	+201.2%
Average			+114.7%

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pay 6.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Torshavn
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$6.59 DKK43.81	+23.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$29.96 DKK199.28	-14.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	??
Average			+6.2%

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pay 96.6% more for housing

	Bangkok	Torshavn
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$89.88 DKK597.84	+402.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$1,084.60 DKK7,213.90	+60.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$892.85 DKK5,938.52	+158.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$98.04 DKK652.11	+19.5%
Average			+96.6%

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pay 14.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Torshavn
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$488.12 DKK3,246.59	-14.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	??
Average			-14.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Torshavn
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$9.48 DKK63.08	+254.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$6.91 DKK45.93	+147.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$11.24 DKK74.73	+144.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$55.13 DKK366.67	-5.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$16.10 DKK107.11	+112.6%
Average			+100.8%

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pay 80.4% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Torshavn
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$140.41 DKK933.87	+98.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$59.92 DKK398.56	+39.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$166.66 DKK1,108.49	+71.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$244.68 DKK1,627.45	+122.6%
Average			+80.4%

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