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
฿74.32
|
$17.84
kr2,428
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿201.91
|
$14.27
kr1,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿23.83
|
$2.32
kr315
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.63
|
$2.12
kr289
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿52.96
|
$3.42
kr466
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿285.33
|
$5.98
kr814
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿230.54
|
$5.33
kr725
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿62.35
|
$5.66
kr770
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.22
|
$7.09
kr966
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.00
|
$1.16
kr158
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.00
|
$0.98
kr134
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.27
|
$1.17
kr159
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.06
|
$1.84
kr250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.04
|
$0.96
kr130
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.41
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿163.11
|
$8.03
kr1,094
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿868.17
|
$77.40
kr10,535
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,117,049.81
|
$29,836.83
kr4,061,389
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿345.66
|
$23.97
kr3,262
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿610.49
|
$62.40
kr8,494
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,381.99
|
$1,437.14
kr195,624
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,407.77
|
$1,215.63
kr165,471
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,764.76
|
$68.63
kr9,342
|
|
pay 47.4% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿11,940.83
|
$259.34
kr35,302
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿353,742.05
|
$2,750.10
kr374,343
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿67.78
|
$8.52
kr1,160
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿69.42
|
$4.15
kr565
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿129.00
|
$10.64
kr1,448
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,680.38
|
$56.90
kr7,746
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿201.09
|
$12.27
kr1,671
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,442.06
|
$118.08
kr16,072
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿965.03
|
$50.39
kr6,859
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,928.34
|
$151.12
kr20,570
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,331.24
|
$175.20
kr23,848
|
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