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
kr2,511
|
$2.08
฿74.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,132
|
$5.66
฿202.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr346
|
$0.67
฿23.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr276
|
$0.35
฿12.67
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
|
Reykjavik
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr465
|
$1.48
฿53.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr982
|
$7.99
฿286.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr804
|
$6.46
฿231.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr770
|
$1.75
฿62.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,103
|
$1.07
฿38.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr214
|
$1.20
฿43.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr127
|
$0.50
฿18.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr168
|
$0.79
฿28.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr302
|
$0.59
฿21.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr170
|
$0.62
฿22.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr94
|
$0.46
฿16.45
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
|
Reykjavik
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,214
|
$4.57
฿163.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr8,946
|
$24.32
฿870.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,069,537
|
$31,287.73
฿1,120,148.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,018
|
$9.68
฿346.62
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
|
Reykjavik
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr8,739
|
$17.10
฿612.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr220,132
|
$290.79
฿10,410.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr188,274
|
$207.49
฿7,428.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,459
|
$49.43
฿1,769.66
|
|
pay 41.0% more for childcare
|
Reykjavik
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr38,541
|
$334.45
฿11,973.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr826,699
|
$9,908.05
฿354,723.25
|
|
pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reykjavik
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,292
|
$1.90
฿67.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr618
|
$1.94
฿69.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,590
|
$3.61
฿129.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,184
|
$47.07
฿1,685.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,864
|
$5.63
฿201.64
|
|
pay 51.3% less for clothing
|
Reykjavik
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr14,760
|
$40.39
฿1,446.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr5,924
|
$27.03
฿967.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr18,796
|
$82.02
฿2,936.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr24,903
|
$65.30
฿2,337.71
|
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