Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 21.8% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 78.7% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,667
|
$2.77
THB91.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,248
|
$5.55
THB183.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK369
|
$0.58
THB19.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK267
|
$0.31
THB10.41
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK431
|
$1.62
THB53.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK918
|
$9.67
THB320.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK857
|
$6.60
THB218.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK824
|
$2.22
THB73.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,039
|
$1.30
THB43.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK154
|
$1.37
THB45.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK138
|
$0.70
THB23.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK158
|
$1.02
THB33.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK234
|
$0.78
THB25.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK155
|
$0.69
THB22.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK93
|
$0.61
THB20.33
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,151
|
$4.25
THB140.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,332
|
$36.06
THB1,193.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,427,013
|
$51,319.04
THB1,698,761.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,174
|
$10.52
THB348.16
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,177
|
$15.07
THB498.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK207,563
|
$608.65
THB20,147.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK181,127
|
$287.69
THB9,523.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,154
|
$70.06
THB2,319.03
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK34,841
|
$614.94
THB20,355.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK819,056
|
$12,311.97
THB407,550.33
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,281
|
$2.08
THB68.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK630
|
$2.37
THB78.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,533
|
$4.16
THB137.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,199
|
$57.72
THB1,910.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,905
|
$6.94
THB229.56
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK14,790
|
$53.87
THB1,783.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,162
|
$39.30
THB1,300.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,079
|
$101.75
THB3,368.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,127
|
$92.54
THB3,063.24
|
|
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