Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 24.4% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
kr1,574
|
$1.81
฿61.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
kr1,294
|
$5.71
฿193.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
kr231
|
$0.64
฿21.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
kr210
|
$0.32
฿10.86
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
kr330
|
$1.34
฿45.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
kr615
|
$7.53
฿255.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.16
kr542
|
$6.27
฿212.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.51
kr578
|
$1.55
฿52.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.10
kr745
|
$0.98
฿33.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr125
|
$1.08
฿36.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
kr114
|
$0.52
฿17.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
kr119
|
$0.77
฿26.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
kr179
|
$0.55
฿18.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
kr106
|
$0.53
฿18.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
kr69
|
$0.41
฿14.00
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr757
|
$4.64
฿157.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.09
kr8,930
|
$23.16
฿785.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,857.83
kr2,923,679
|
$33,407.71
฿1,133,189.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.37
kr2,242
|
$6.73
฿228.41
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.89
kr7,020
|
$19.03
฿645.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.42
kr141,621
|
$289.36
฿9,814.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,143.63
kr120,024
|
$182.40
฿6,187.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.86
kr7,437
|
$43.42
฿1,472.66
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$277.52
kr29,126
|
$382.69
฿12,980.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,822.44
kr296,215
|
$10,907.98
฿369,998.79
|
|
pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.85
kr824
|
$1.92
฿65.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.10
kr430
|
$1.72
฿58.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.37
kr1,194
|
$3.52
฿119.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.31
kr6,644
|
$44.86
฿1,521.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.69
kr1,227
|
$5.07
฿171.84
|
|
pay 56.5% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$117.41
kr12,322
|
$46.03
฿1,561.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.13
kr5,786
|
$28.05
฿951.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$156.49
kr16,424
|
$78.52
฿2,663.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$191.54
kr20,102
|
$64.24
฿2,178.90
|
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