Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 20.2% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 78.6% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,691
|
$2.91
THB99.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,350
|
$5.83
THB198.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK390
|
$0.62
THB21.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK280
|
$0.29
THB9.96
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK410
|
$1.52
THB51.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,008
|
$11.74
THB400.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK833
|
$7.32
THB249.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK752
|
$2.27
THB77.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,180
|
$1.31
THB44.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK170
|
$1.47
THB50.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK142
|
$0.73
THB24.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK162
|
$1.04
THB35.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK260
|
$0.80
THB27.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK171
|
$0.71
THB24.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK109
|
$0.62
THB21.25
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,160
|
$4.47
THB152.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,888
|
$39.32
THB1,342.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,640,447
|
$55,345.18
THB1,889,473.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,057
|
$10.34
THB353.03
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK10,012
|
$15.36
THB524.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK254,973
|
$571.31
THB19,504.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK207,771
|
$301.88
THB10,306.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK8,048
|
$67.33
THB2,298.66
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK35,813
|
$632.63
THB21,597.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK831,487
|
$13,191.37
THB450,350.68
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,275
|
$2.33
THB79.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK645
|
$2.58
THB88.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,631
|
$4.20
THB143.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,526
|
$54.58
THB1,863.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,990
|
$7.28
THB248.61
|
|
pay 44.1% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,430
|
$55.27
THB1,886.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,280
|
$34.84
THB1,189.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,530
|
$97.10
THB3,314.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,593
|
$92.12
THB3,144.98
|
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