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Chiang Mai vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Mai is 52.2% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 80.2% less in Chiang Mai
Groceries: pay 49.8% less in Chiang Mai
Transportation: pay 60.4% less in Chiang Mai
Housing: pay 65.1% less in Chiang Mai
Childcare: pay 23.2% more in Chiang Mai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.1% less in Chiang Mai
Clothing: pay 62.8% less in Chiang Mai

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Chiang Mai.

Chiang Mai vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 80.2% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Chiang Mai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.48 ISK3,517	$2.02 THB64.12	-92.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.76 ISK2,913	$8.05 THB255.99	-64.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 ISK427	$0.79 THB25.23	-76.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 ISK345	$0.34 THB10.80	-87.4%
Average			-80.2%

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pay 49.8% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Chiang Mai
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63 ISK593	$1.58 THB50.31	-65.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,208	$8.36 THB266.13	-11.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 ISK976	$6.70 THB213.16	-12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50 ISK832	$2.07 THB65.77	-68.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.29 ISK1,445	$1.36 THB43.31	-87.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 ISK204	$1.33 THB42.38	-16.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK150	$0.53 THB16.74	-55.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 ISK190	$0.79 THB25.22	-46.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54 ISK325	$0.74 THB23.68	-70.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 ISK217	$0.64 THB20.47	-62.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 ISK145	$0.55 THB17.42	-51.6%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 60.4% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Chiang Mai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.66 ISK1,236	$4.83 THB153.69	-50.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.58 ISK11,337	$19.14 THB609.04	-78.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,771.00 ISK6,497,672	$22,478.88 THB715,197.55	-55.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.07 ISK3,592	$11.94 THB379.79	-57.5%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 65.1% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Chiang Mai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.97 ISK10,490	$19.34 THB615.25	-76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,259.48 ISK289,169	$440.41 THB14,012.16	-80.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,034.90 ISK260,427	$249.32 THB7,932.45	-87.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.87 ISK7,791	$51.23 THB1,630.04	-15.8%
Average			-65.1%

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pay 23.2% more for childcare

	Reykjavik	Chiang Mai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.78 ISK41,949	$644.65 THB20,510.55	+96.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	$15,231.38 THB484,607.99	-50.4%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 70.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Chiang Mai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.12 ISK1,680	$2.25 THB71.52	-82.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17 ISK790	$1.90 THB60.60	-69.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94 ISK1,783	$4.34 THB138.11	-68.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 ISK11,179	$35.28 THB1,122.37	-59.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 ISK2,199	$5.12 THB162.77	-70.2%
Average			-70.1%

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pay 62.8% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Chiang Mai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.10 ISK18,569	$62.01 THB1,972.96	-57.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.97 ISK8,187	$19.90 THB632.99	-68.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$193.43 ISK24,755	$93.02 THB2,959.44	-51.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.79 ISK31,840	$67.18 THB2,137.37	-73.0%
Average			-62.8%

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