Cost of living comparison

Iceland

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Thailand

Hat Yai vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Hat Yai is 61.5% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 80.2% less in Hat Yai
Groceries: pay 40.1% less in Hat Yai
Transportation: pay 54.7% less in Hat Yai
Housing: pay 64.8% less in Hat Yai
Childcare: pay 66.4% less in Hat Yai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.6% less in Hat Yai
Clothing: pay 62.9% less in Hat Yai

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Hat Yai.

Hat Yai vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hat Yai instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 80.2% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Hat Yai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.48 ISK3,449	$1.86 THB61.31	-93.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.76 ISK2,857	$4.34 THB143.06	-80.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 ISK419	$1.20 THB39.60	-64.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 ISK339	$0.47 THB15.33	-82.8%
Average			-80.2%

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pay 40.1% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Hat Yai
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63 ISK582	$1.27 THB41.90	-72.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,185	$11.47 THB378.09	+21.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 ISK958	$5.87 THB193.41	-23.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50 ISK816	$2.55 THB84.00	-60.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.29 ISK1,418	$1.09 THB35.92	-90.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 ISK200	$1.20 THB39.40	-24.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK147	$0.67 THB22.02	-42.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 ISK187	$0.91 THB30.13	-38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54 ISK318	$1.41 THB46.35	-44.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 ISK213	$1.55 THB50.99	-8.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 ISK142	$0.49 THB16.22	-56.4%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 54.7% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Hat Yai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.66 ISK1,213	$5.06 THB166.88	-47.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.58 ISK11,120	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,771.00 ISK6M	$19,383.15 THB639K	-61.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.07 ISK3,523	??
Average			-54.7%

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pay 64.8% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Hat Yai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.97 ISK10,289	$9.92 THB326.99	-87.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,259.48 ISK284K	$279.12 THB9,196.70	-87.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,034.90 ISK255K	$113.71 THB3,746.80	-94.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.87 ISK7,642	$67.44 THB2,222.16	+10.8%
Average			-64.8%

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pay 66.4% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Hat Yai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.78 ISK41,146	$129.22 THB4,257.73	-60.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK4M	$8,528.59 THB281K	-72.2%
Average			-66.4%

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pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Hat Yai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.12 ISK1,647	$1.86 THB61.31	-85.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17 ISK775	$2.75 THB90.69	-55.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94 ISK1,749	$4.50 THB148.17	-67.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 ISK10,965	$49.62 THB1,634.97	-43.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 ISK2,157	$7.60 THB250.35	-55.8%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 62.9% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Hat Yai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.10 ISK18,214	$38.77 THB1,277.32	-73.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.97 ISK8,030	$27.91 THB919.67	-56.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$193.43 ISK24,281	$72.88 THB2,401.36	-62.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.79 ISK31,231	$100.79 THB3,321.03	-59.5%
Average			-62.9%

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