Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 43.4% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,516
|
$2.08
฿75.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,137
|
$5.66
฿204.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr347
|
$0.67
฿24.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr277
|
$0.35
฿12.79
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr466
|
$1.48
฿53.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr984
|
$7.99
฿288.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr806
|
$6.46
฿233.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr771
|
$1.75
฿63.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,105
|
$1.07
฿38.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr214
|
$1.20
฿43.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr127
|
$0.50
฿18.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr168
|
$0.79
฿28.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr303
|
$0.59
฿21.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr170
|
$0.62
฿22.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr94
|
$0.46
฿16.62
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,217
|
$4.57
฿165.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr8,965
|
$24.32
฿879.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,080,241
|
$31,287.73
฿1,131,392.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,026
|
$9.68
฿350.10
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr8,757
|
$17.10
฿618.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr220,597
|
$290.79
฿10,515.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr188,671
|
$207.49
฿7,502.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,479
|
$49.43
฿1,787.42
|
|
pay 41.0% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr38,623
|
$334.45
฿12,094.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr828,444
|
$9,908.05
฿358,283.94
|
|
pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,295
|
$1.90
฿68.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr619
|
$1.94
฿70.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,594
|
$3.61
฿130.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,204
|
$47.07
฿1,701.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,868
|
$5.63
฿203.67
|
|
pay 51.3% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr14,791
|
$40.39
฿1,460.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr5,937
|
$27.03
฿977.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr18,836
|
$82.02
฿2,965.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr24,956
|
$65.30
฿2,361.17
|
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