Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Keflavik, Iceland

Keflavik vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Keflavik is 2.2 times more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 5.4 times more in Keflavik
Groceries: pay 81.8% more in Keflavik
Transportation: pay 76.0% more in Keflavik
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Keflavik
Childcare: pay 57.4% less in Keflavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Keflavik
Clothing: pay 69.7% more in Keflavik

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Keflavik are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Keflavik.

Keflavik vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Keflavik instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 5.4 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Keflavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB94.09	$20.00 ISK2,418	+586.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB188.19	$15.10 ISK1,826	+159.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB19.89	$2.88 ISK349	+368.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.42	$2.19 ISK264	+649.1%
Average			+440.8%

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pay 81.8% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Keflavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.17	$3.61 ISK437	+137.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB379.22	$7.76 ISK938	-33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB236.40	$6.40 ISK774	-12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB73.40	$5.40 ISK653	+137.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB42.47	$8.60 ISK1,040	+554.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB47.53	$0.92 ISK111	-37.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.46	$0.92 ISK111	+26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.44	$0.98 ISK119	-5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB25.99	$1.50 ISK182	+86.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.02	$1.08 ISK130	+51.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.10	$0.60 ISK73	-3.4%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 76.0% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Keflavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB144.24	$8.49 ISK1,027	+90.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,270.26	$80.36 ISK9,718	+104.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,787,774.98	$42,450.45 ISK5,133,533	-23.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB334.03	$24.05 ISK2,908	+132.6%
Average			+76.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Keflavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB496.16	$64.86 ISK7,844	+322.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,454.45	$1,345.35 ISK162,693	+135.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,751.50	$960.96 ISK116,209	+218.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,174.94	$31.23 ISK3,777	-53.6%
Average			+155.6%

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pay 57.4% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Keflavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,435.49	$252.14 ISK30,491	-60.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB426,111.10	$5,993.99 ISK724,854	-54.6%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Keflavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB75.27	$7.57 ISK915	+224.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB83.46	$3.57 ISK431	+38.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB135.73	$10.77 ISK1,303	+156.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,763.00	$57.66 ISK6,973	+5.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB235.23	$13.33 ISK1,612	+83.1%
Average			+101.6%

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pay 69.7% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Keflavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,785.29	$108.97 ISK13,178	+97.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,125.38	$49.72 ISK6,013	+42.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,136.42	$151.85 ISK18,364	+56.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB2,975.70	$168.17 ISK20,337	+82.6%
Average			+69.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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