Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 22.5% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 76.9% less for restaurants
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,531
|
$2.95
฿104.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,149
|
$5.91
฿208.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr349
|
$0.57
฿20.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr279
|
$0.32
฿11.41
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr468
|
$1.86
฿65.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr990
|
$8.67
฿306.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr811
|
$6.60
฿233.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr776
|
$2.02
฿71.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,112
|
$1.46
฿51.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr216
|
$1.36
฿48.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr128
|
$0.63
฿22.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr169
|
$0.90
฿31.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr305
|
$0.73
฿25.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr171
|
$0.73
฿25.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr95
|
$0.63
฿22.17
|
|
pay 24.0% less for transportation
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,224
|
$4.46
฿157.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,018
|
$38.39
฿1,357.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,110,031
|
$59,069.18
฿2,089,142.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,050
|
$10.60
฿375.00
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr8,809
|
$15.74
฿556.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr221,890
|
$659.48
฿23,324.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr189,778
|
$314.02
฿11,106.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,534
|
$60.89
฿2,153.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr38,849
|
$562.72
฿19,902.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr833,302
|
$13,500.26
฿477,473.60
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,303
|
$2.36
฿83.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr623
|
$2.30
฿81.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,603
|
$4.43
฿156.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,258
|
$56.73
฿2,006.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,879
|
$7.97
฿282.03
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr14,878
|
$59.87
฿2,117.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr5,972
|
$40.54
฿1,433.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr18,946
|
$97.44
฿3,446.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,102
|
$102.02
฿3,608.08
|
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