Cost of Living Comparison Between Chiang Mai and Linkoping Cost of Living Comparison Between Chiang Mai and Linkoping

🙂 Solo nomad: Chiang Mai is 50% cheaper than Linkoping without rent, and 51.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Chiang Mai is 53.5% cheaper than Linkoping without rent, and 51.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Chiang Mai
Linkoping
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.02 ฿65.3
$13.21 SEK 125
-84.71%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18.78 ฿608
$67.6 SEK 639
-72.23%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.67 ฿248
$10.53 SEK 99.5
-27.16%
Cappuccino
$1.98 ฿64.2
$4.48 SEK 42.32
-55.80%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.82 ฿26.64
$2.79 SEK 26.32
-70.61%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.33 ฿10.58
$2.47 SEK 23.33
-86.64%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.12 ฿68.6
$7.26 SEK 68.6
-70.80%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.73 ฿121
$7.32 SEK 69.2
-49.04%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Chiang Mai
Linkoping
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.64 ฿53.2
$1.78 SEK 16.84
-7.87%
White Bread (500g)
$1.57 ฿50.9
$3.19 SEK 30.14
-50.78%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.19 ฿38.62
$3.96 SEK 37.38
-69.95%
Eggs
$1.98 ฿64.1
$4.01 SEK 37.93
-50.62%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$15.99 ฿517
$14.13 SEK 133
13.16%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.12 ฿101
$11.56 SEK 109
-73.01%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.16 ฿361
$15.65 SEK 148
-28.69%
Apples (1kg)
$2.76 ฿89.2
$3.57 SEK 33.75
-22.69%
Banana (1kg)
$1.22 ฿39.5
$2.56 SEK 24.23
-52.34%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.71 ฿55.4
$1.59 SEK 15.05
7.55%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.55 ฿50.2
$5.59 SEK 52.8
-72.27%
Potato (1kg)
$1.34 ฿43.21
$1.49 SEK 14.05
-10.07%
Onion (1kg)
$1.21 ฿39.23
$2.13 SEK 20.16
-43.19%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.72 ฿23.2
$2.76 SEK 26.04
-73.91%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 ฿17.05
$1.67 SEK 15.78
-68.26%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.72 ฿153
$7.27 SEK 68.7
-35.08%
Wine (Bottle)
$18.39 ฿595
$12.53 SEK 118
46.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿57.9
$1.73 SEK 16.31
3.47%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.21 ฿104
$1.89 SEK 17.87
69.84%
🚌 Getting Around
Chiang Mai
Linkoping
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.94 ฿30.44
$3.4 SEK 32.12
-72.35%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.9 ฿612
$79.4 SEK 750
-76.18%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.42 ฿46.08
$14.61 SEK 138
-90.28%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.35 ฿43.53
$1.6 SEK 15.13
-15.63%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.85 ฿254
$20.89 SEK 197
-62.42%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.25 ฿40.4
$1.98 SEK 18.7
-36.87%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.2K ฿684.9K
$32.1K SEK 303.3K
-34.08%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$21.8K ฿706.8K
$34.3K SEK 324.4K
-36.38%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Chiang Mai
Linkoping
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$70.6 ฿2,285
$88.6 SEK 837
-20.29%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.72 ฿444
$28.17 SEK 266
-51.30%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.56 ฿568
$36.5 SEK 345
-51.89%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Chiang Mai
Linkoping
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$41.64 ฿1,347
$43.76 SEK 413
-4.84%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.9 ฿223
$52.5 SEK 496
-86.86%
Cinema Ticket
$5.8 ฿188
$15.7 SEK 148
-63.06%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Chiang Mai
Linkoping
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$308 ฿9,963
$146 SEK 1,381
110.67%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$14.7K ฿475.8K
$727 SEK 6,869
1922.25%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Chiang Mai
Linkoping
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$55.4 ฿1,793
$106 SEK 1,000
-47.67%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$26.4 ฿854
$43.53 SEK 411
-39.35%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$85.1 ฿2,755
$116 SEK 1,098
-26.75%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$71.8 ฿2,323
$153 SEK 1,448
-53.18%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Chiang Mai
Linkoping
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$434 ฿14K
$832 SEK 7,860
-47.81%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$235 ฿7,610
$630 SEK 5,950
-62.66%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$821 ฿26.6K
$1,278 SEK 12.1K
-35.76%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$498 ฿16.1K
$1,097 SEK 10.4K
-54.58%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,180 ฿70.6K
$6,632 SEK 62.7K
-67.13%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,543 ฿49.9K
$3,378 SEK 31.9K
-54.33%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Chiang Mai
Linkoping
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$703 ฿22.8K
$3,449 SEK 32.6K
-79.60%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5
4.53
10.38%

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Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

Last update for Linkoping: October 28, 2025

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