Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.1 times more expensive than Phuket.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Phuket, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Phuket
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
THB151.15
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.38
THB269.91
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
THB26.99
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
THB15.11
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Phuket
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
THB53.55
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.92
THB362.48
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
THB200.63
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
THB60.60
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.18
|
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
THB50.58
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.45
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
THB30.75
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.26
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
THB20.62
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB18.79
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
Phuket
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
THB172.04
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,581.13
THB971,663.26
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.72
THB647.78
|
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Phuket
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
THB585.32
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.88
THB16,299.13
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.27
THB17,154.06
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.03
THB2,340.76
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
Phuket
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.48
THB15,407.16
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,759.03
THB393,292.27
|
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Phuket
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
THB81.51
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
THB90.11
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.99
THB145.75
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
THB1,653.18
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.30
THB340.08
|
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 98.5% more for clothing
Phuket
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.08
THB2,013.50
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.70
THB1,012.69
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.14
THB3,441.31
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.84
THB2,699.06
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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