Bangkok vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangkok	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2711	$5671
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1643
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$2600
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$800
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$3682
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	89	53
😀 Quality of life	75	89
🏙️ Population	5.68M	140K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 67% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5960th and 344th ($902 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Iceland, respectively. Check Thailand vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 1087th and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Reykjavik

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	Bangkok	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$10.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5297	$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.71	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$83
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.8	$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12289	$6072

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$716
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$677
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$594
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$665
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$653
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$614
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$619
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$614
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$539
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$587
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$702
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$605
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$500
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$642
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1233
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$554
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$815
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$710

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2460
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2023
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2011
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1952
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1629
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1554
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1662
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1524
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1681
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1537
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1659
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1734
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1670
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$1884
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1527
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1642
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1803
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1514
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1748
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1399
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1693
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1731
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1520
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1800
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1651
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2043
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1741
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1305
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1643
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1539
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2244
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1869
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1723
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2175
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1928
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1632
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2391
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$1991