Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Bålsta Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Bålsta

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 18.2% cheaper than Bålsta without rent, and 25.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 21.9% cheaper than Bålsta without rent, and 4.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$13.17 SEK 122

-65.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$69.6 SEK 642

-33.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$9.45 SEK 87.2

-7.09%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$4.24 SEK 39.11

-27.12%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 ฿21.97

$2.74 SEK 25.29

-74.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$2.41 SEK 22.22

-83.40%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$7.22 SEK 66.6

-66.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$7.33 SEK 67.7

-49.80%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.61 SEK 14.83

39.75%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$2.12 SEK 19.58

-11.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$3.79 SEK 34.96

-41.42%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$3.84 SEK 35.42

-41.93%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$11.56 SEK 107

70.24%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$11.63 SEK 107

-68.53%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$11.69 SEK 108

11.98%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$2.66 SEK 24.59

27.07%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$2.56 SEK 23.66

-33.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$2.30 SEK 21.27

1.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$2.88 SEK 26.60

-31.25%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$1.50 SEK 13.84

3.33%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$1.29 SEK 11.89

17.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.57 SEK 14.46

-37.58%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.04 SEK 9.58

-53.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$7.34 SEK 67.8

-40.74%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$10.87 SEK 100

89.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.56 SEK 14.36

13.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$1.98 SEK 18.27

38.89%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$3.31 SEK 30.59

-58.61%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$72.9 SEK 673

-84.42%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$6.39 SEK 59.0

-51.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$1.19 SEK 10.96

-11.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$83.1 SEK 767

-83.48%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.99 SEK 18.33

-32.66%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$33.1K SEK 305.8K

-16.53%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$34.4K SEK 317.6K

-2.37%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$122 ฿3,835

$52.1 SEK 481

134.04%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.61 ฿428

$20.60 SEK 190

-33.93%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$36.17 SEK 334

-48.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$40.41 SEK 373

52.66%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$24.89 SEK 230

-32.90%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$13.62 SEK 126

-33.26%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$702 ฿22.1K

$128 SEK 1,183

448.12%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$734 SEK 6,778

2077.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$74.9 SEK 691

-21.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$10.46 SEK 96.6

228.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$84.5 SEK 780

33.38%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$116 SEK 1,069

-26.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$844 SEK 7,792

-28.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$654 SEK 6,040

-33.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,413 SEK 13.0K

46.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$1,102 SEK 10.2K

33.65%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$4,949 SEK 45.7K

-10.18%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,689 SEK 24.8K

11.13%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$4,190 SEK 38.7K

-86.93%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

77.67%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Bålsta: January 11, 2026

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