Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.6 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Norway instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿75.59
|
$17.76
kr193.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
$11.40
kr124.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.24
|
$2.93
kr31.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.85
|
$2.64
kr28.80
|
|
pay 99.2% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
$2.64
kr28.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿290.22
|
$5.47
kr59.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿234.49
|
$7.09
kr77.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
$3.54
kr38.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.88
|
$5.56
kr60.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.74
|
$1.28
kr13.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.31
|
$0.99
kr10.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.75
|
$1.26
kr13.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.42
|
$1.66
kr18.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.42
|
$0.92
kr10.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.69
|
$1.02
kr11.07
|
|
pay 94.1% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿165.90
|
$7.56
kr82.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿883.04
|
$69.76
kr760.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
$32,415.05
kr353,333.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿351.58
|
$21.33
kr232.49
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
$50.38
kr549.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
$954.57
kr10,405.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
$754.37
kr8,222.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
$157.28
kr1,714.39
|
|
pay 28.0% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
$315.96
kr3,444.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
$4,907.04
kr53,488.25
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿68.94
|
$8.74
kr95.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿70.61
|
$4.01
kr43.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
$13.22
kr144.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
$41.00
kr446.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿204.53
|
$12.96
kr141.29
|
|
pay 67.0% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
$78.39
kr854.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
$42.70
kr465.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
$99.39
kr1,083.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
$127.08
kr1,385.16
|
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