Bangkok vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$425
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
89
53
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
5.68M
140K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 66% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5738th and 204th ($994 vs $2915) 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 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 1355th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$11.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$6167

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161