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Udon Thani vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Udon Thani is 56.8% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 76.7% less in Udon Thani
Groceries: pay 49.4% less in Udon Thani
Transportation: pay 50.8% less in Udon Thani
Housing: pay 66.4% less in Udon Thani
Childcare: pay 39.0% less in Udon Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.8% less in Udon Thani
Clothing: pay 54.4% less in Udon Thani

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Udon Thani.

Udon Thani vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Udon Thani instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 76.7% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Udon Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.48 ISK3,517	$2.48 THB78.94	-91.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.76 ISK2,913	$10.85 THB345.35	-52.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 ISK427	$0.83 THB26.52	-75.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 ISK345	$0.31 THB9.87	-88.5%
Average			-76.7%

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pay 49.4% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Udon Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63 ISK593	$1.37 THB43.70	-70.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,208	$9.30 THB296.02	-1.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 ISK976	$8.05 THB256.23	+5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50 ISK832	$1.59 THB50.45	-75.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.29 ISK1,445	$1.09 THB34.69	-90.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 ISK204	$1.06 THB33.84	-33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK150	$0.45 THB14.32	-61.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 ISK190	$0.98 THB31.11	-34.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54 ISK325	$0.84 THB26.85	-66.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 ISK217	$0.73 THB23.27	-56.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 ISK145	$0.47 THB14.88	-58.6%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 50.8% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Udon Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.66 ISK1,236	$4.77 THB151.78	-50.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.58 ISK11,337	$13.18 THB419.36	-85.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,771.00 ISK6,497,672	$43,643.10 THB1,388,567.52	-14.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.07 ISK3,592	$13.12 THB417.38	-53.3%
Average			-50.8%

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pay 66.4% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Udon Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.97 ISK10,490	$23.26 THB740.04	-71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,259.48 ISK289,169	$206.02 THB6,554.67	-90.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,034.90 ISK260,427	$126.27 THB4,017.38	-93.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.87 ISK7,791	$55.30 THB1,759.30	-9.2%
Average			-66.4%

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pay 39.0% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Udon Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.78 ISK41,949	$284.29 THB9,044.97	-13.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	$10,854.56 THB345,353.44	-64.7%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 60.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Udon Thani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.12 ISK1,680	$1.86 THB59.20	-85.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17 ISK790	$1.60 THB50.98	-74.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94 ISK1,783	$4.19 THB133.21	-70.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 ISK11,179	$78.31 THB2,491.48	-10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 ISK2,199	$6.20 THB197.34	-63.9%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 54.4% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Udon Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.10 ISK18,569	$36.60 THB1,164.33	-74.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.97 ISK8,187	$54.79 THB1,743.21	-14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$193.43 ISK24,755	$72.88 THB2,318.80	-62.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.79 ISK31,840	$83.74 THB2,664.16	-66.3%
Average			-54.4%

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