Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Haparanda Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Haparanda

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 22.8% cheaper than Haparanda without rent, and 32.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 40.3% cheaper than Haparanda without rent, and 14.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Haparanda
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$13.7 SEK 129
-65.84%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$72.4 SEK 684
-35.93%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$10.41 SEK 98.3
-16.91%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.63 SEK 43.71
-33.26%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.83 SEK 26.71
-74.20%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$2.42 SEK 22.88
-84.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$7.9 SEK 74.6
-69.75%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$7.3 SEK 69
-50.41%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Haparanda
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.66 SEK 15.67
34.94%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.88 SEK 27.22
-37.50%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$3.87 SEK 36.54
-42.12%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$4.08 SEK 38.54
-45.34%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$12.15 SEK 115
58.93%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$11.92 SEK 113
-68.37%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$17.01 SEK 161
-23.28%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.1 SEK 29.29
5.81%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.61 SEK 24.7
-37.55%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.09 SEK 29.2
-22.33%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.56 SEK 43.1
-56.36%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.63 SEK 15.38
-6.13%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.86 SEK 17.6
-19.89%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$2.59 SEK 24.47
-60.62%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.5 SEK 14.22
-68.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$7.32 SEK 69.1
-40.98%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$12.32 SEK 116
75.97%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.91 SEK 18.06
-7.33%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$1.99 SEK 18.76
40.20%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Haparanda
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.4 SEK 32.16
-60.29%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$73.9 SEK 698
-84.08%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$6.44 SEK 60.9
-51.09%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.66 SEK 15.68
-39.76%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$62.1 SEK 586
-78.02%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.98 SEK 18.75
-34.34%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$32.9K SEK 310.4K
-16.73%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$33.6K SEK 317.6K
0.85%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Haparanda
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$115 SEK 1,082
7.10%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$29.28 SEK 277
-52.42%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$36.15 SEK 342
-49.54%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Haparanda
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$41.15 SEK 389
47.63%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$25.5 SEK 241
-32.90%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$15.71 SEK 148
-42.27%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Haparanda
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$148 SEK 1,401
368.12%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$4,106 SEK 38.8K
287.16%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Haparanda
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$93.7 SEK 885
-38.64%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$40.4 SEK 382
-14.58%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$98.5 SEK 930
16.97%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$153 SEK 1,449
-44.72%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Haparanda
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$836 SEK 7,894
-26.87%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$649 SEK 6,134
-31.89%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,391 SEK 13.1K
44.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,089 SEK 10.3K
33.97%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$4,593 SEK 43.4K
-7.59%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$2,765 SEK 26.1K
4.38%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Haparanda
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,848 SEK 26.9K
-75.54%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
4.53
17.66%

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

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Haparanda: October 29, 2025

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