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Chiang Rai vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Rai is 47.6% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 82.4% less in Chiang Rai
Groceries: pay 49.8% less in Chiang Rai
Transportation: pay 56.1% less in Chiang Rai
Housing: pay 74.3% less in Chiang Rai
Childcare: pay 52.2% more in Chiang Rai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.5% less in Chiang Rai
Clothing: pay 51.4% less in Chiang Rai

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Chiang Rai.

Chiang Rai vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiang Rai instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 82.4% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Chiang Rai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ISK2,825	$1.60 THB55.58	-92.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.02 ISK2,545	$5.83 THB202.10	-67.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 ISK445	$0.51 THB17.68	-83.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 ISK309	$0.30 THB10.51	-86.1%
Average			-82.4%

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pay 49.8% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Chiang Rai
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61 ISK510	$1.47 THB50.86	-59.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ISK1,096	$7.16 THB248.33	-7.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 ISK905	$5.98 THB207.56	-6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 ISK813	$1.84 THB64.00	-68.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.45 ISK1,334	$1.25 THB43.33	-86.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 ISK198	$1.11 THB38.39	-21.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ISK143	$0.44 THB15.28	-56.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK172	$0.57 THB19.77	-53.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 ISK314	$0.40 THB13.75	-82.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK203	$0.60 THB20.91	-58.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 ISK132	$0.48 THB16.81	-48.1%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 56.1% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Chiang Rai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 ISK1,201	$4.46 THB154.83	-47.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.95 ISK10,587	$21.85 THB757.87	-70.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,450.45 ISK5,995,702	$19,225.17 THB666,924.83	-54.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.05 ISK3,397	$11.72 THB406.72	-51.3%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 74.3% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Chiang Rai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.87 ISK9,868	$14.07 THB488.24	-79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,971.17 ISK278,408	$213.61 THB7,410.28	-89.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,803.44 ISK254,718	$120.16 THB4,168.28	-93.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.95 ISK7,620	$35.22 THB1,221.88	-34.7%
Average			-74.3%

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pay 52.2% more for childcare

	Reykjavik	Chiang Rai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.14 ISK35,612	$461.21 THB15,999.46	+82.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK846,592	$7,282.26 THB252,623.04	+21.5%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 71.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Chiang Rai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 ISK1,527	$1.89 THB65.68	-82.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 ISK749	$1.49 THB51.79	-71.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.25 ISK1,729	$3.50 THB121.26	-71.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.95 ISK9,879	$28.40 THB985.23	-59.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.77 ISK2,087	$4.08 THB141.47	-72.4%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 51.4% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Chiang Rai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.97 ISK15,391	$55.83 THB1,936.78	-48.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.72 ISK7,023	$30.29 THB1,050.91	-39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.85 ISK21,448	$74.76 THB2,593.60	-50.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.16 ISK27,423	$64.08 THB2,223.08	-67.0%
Average			-51.4%

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