Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.7 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.58
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.56
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.02
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿237.57
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.39
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.31
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.55
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.13
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.70
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.71
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.91
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Thailand
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.08
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿356.19
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 47.4% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿69.84
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.54
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿207.21
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Thailand
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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