Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 8.6% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 82.0% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr151.54
|
$2.08
฿75.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr131.34
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.49
|
$0.67
฿24.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.52
|
$0.35
฿12.79
|
|
pay 44.8% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Thailand
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr27.61
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr50.51
|
$7.99
฿288.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr48.44
|
$6.46
฿233.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.60
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.33
|
$1.07
฿38.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.17
|
$1.20
฿43.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr9.85
|
$0.50
฿18.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.46
|
$0.79
฿28.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr11.91
|
$0.59
฿21.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
฿22.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.04
|
$0.46
฿16.62
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr46.85
|
$4.57
฿165.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
฿879.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr297,025.82
|
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.68
฿350.10
|
|
pay 70.0% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr404.12
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,735.28
|
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,556.61
|
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr968.81
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,525.73
|
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,528.31
|
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr60.62
|
$1.90
฿68.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.15
|
$1.94
฿70.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr65.67
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr388.96
|
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr101.03
|
$5.63
฿203.67
|
|
pay 56.2% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr942.94
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr328.34
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr993.45
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,414.41
|
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
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