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
kr2,593
|
$2.95
฿102.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,202
|
$5.91
฿205.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr357
|
$0.57
฿19.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr285
|
$0.32
฿11.20
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr480
|
$1.86
฿64.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,014
|
$8.67
฿301.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr831
|
$6.60
฿229.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr795
|
$2.02
฿70.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,139
|
$1.46
฿50.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr221
|
$1.36
฿47.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr131
|
$0.63
฿22.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr173
|
$0.90
฿31.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr312
|
$0.73
฿25.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr175
|
$0.73
฿25.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
$0.63
฿21.78
|
|
pay 24.0% less for transportation
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,254
|
$4.46
฿155.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,237
|
$38.39
฿1,333.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,234,484
|
$59,069.18
฿2,051,960.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,149
|
$10.60
฿368.33
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr9,023
|
$15.74
฿546.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr227,294
|
$659.48
฿22,909.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr194,400
|
$314.02
฿10,908.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,766
|
$60.89
฿2,115.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,795
|
$562.72
฿19,547.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr853,597
|
$13,500.26
฿468,975.67
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,334
|
$2.36
฿82.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr638
|
$2.30
฿80.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,642
|
$4.43
฿153.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,483
|
$56.73
฿1,970.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,924
|
$7.97
฿277.01
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
|
Reykjavik
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,240
|
$59.87
฿2,079.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,117
|
$40.54
฿1,408.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,408
|
$97.44
฿3,384.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,713
|
$102.02
฿3,543.86
|
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