Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 36.2% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Norway, you would:
pay 75.6% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr195.67
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.24
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.12
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
Norway
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.30
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.13
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.23
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.09
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.92
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.93
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.26
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.13
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.18
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 40.7% less for transportation
Norway
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.35
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr768.57
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.00
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Norway
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 53.9% more for childcare
Norway
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.29
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.22
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr451.75
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr142.82
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
Norway
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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