Cost of living comparison
Phuket is 26.5% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Phuket instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 74.4% less for restaurants
|
Reykjavik
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK2,967
|
$4.11
THB138.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,374
|
$6.85
THB231.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK399
|
$0.73
THB24.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK285
|
$0.38
THB12.97
|
|
pay 40.0% less for groceries
|
Reykjavik
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK506
|
$1.59
THB53.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,052
|
$11.53
THB390.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK847
|
$6.21
THB210.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK813
|
$2.01
THB68.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,220
|
$1.23
THB41.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK210
|
$1.34
THB45.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK133
|
$0.45
THB15.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK173
|
$0.82
THB27.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK306
|
$0.66
THB22.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK195
|
$0.61
THB20.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK139
|
$0.46
THB15.48
|
|
pay 60.4% less for transportation
|
Reykjavik
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,179
|
$4.30
THB145.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,198
|
$10.84
THB366.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,726,259
|
$19,171.96
THB648,585.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,202
|
$10.74
THB363.21
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
|
Reykjavik
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,408
|
$14.20
THB480.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK256,225
|
$514.87
THB17,417.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK229,019
|
$436.39
THB14,763.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,856
|
$79.44
THB2,687.51
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Reykjavik
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK33,039
|
$616.89
THB20,869.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK822,511
|
$13,066.70
THB442,044.93
|
|
pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reykjavik
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,483
|
$2.74
THB92.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK699
|
$2.25
THB76.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,632
|
$4.00
THB135.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK9,003
|
$54.14
THB1,831.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK1,978
|
$8.22
THB277.97
|
|
pay 46.0% less for clothing
|
Reykjavik
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,287
|
$47.60
THB1,610.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK5,978
|
$26.64
THB901.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,445
|
$98.60
THB3,335.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK24,006
|
$68.47
THB2,316.38
|
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