Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.0 times more expensive than Chiang Rai.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Chiang Rai, you would:
pay 7.2 times more for restaurants
Chiang Rai
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.18
THB43.19
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
THB19.54
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
THB10.95
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Chiang Rai
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
THB48.07
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.14
THB334.01
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB250.66
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
THB58.30
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
THB33.91
|
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
THB40.24
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
THB17.14
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
THB20.40
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
THB15.51
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.73
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
THB17.14
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 98.5% more for transportation
Chiang Rai
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
THB171.42
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.53
THB1,079.63
|
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,606.79
THB680,164.28
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.96
THB437.25
|
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Chiang Rai
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.99
THB584.44
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$268.76
THB9,824.60
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.82
THB7,962.24
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.35
THB1,547.99
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
Chiang Rai
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$467.63
THB17,094.08
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,383.65
THB269,906.46
|
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Chiang Rai
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
THB75.57
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
THB58.59
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
THB129.56
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.32
THB1,583.45
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
THB205.13
|
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Chiang Rai
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.90
THB1,970.32
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.57
THB1,007.65
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.14
THB3,148.91
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.20
THB2,310.40
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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