Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Lulea Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Lulea

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 45% cheaper than Lulea without rent, and 35.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 46.1% cheaper than Lulea without rent, and 21.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Lulea
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$12.64 SEK 119
-62.97%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$94.3 SEK 891
-50.78%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$11.85 SEK 112
-27.00%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.86 SEK 45.94
-36.42%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.55 SEK 24.07
-71.37%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$2.06 SEK 19.45
-82.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$8.41 SEK 79.5
-71.58%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$9.94 SEK 93.9
-63.58%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Lulea
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.94 SEK 18.29
15.46%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$3.42 SEK 32.33
-47.37%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$5.18 SEK 48.94
-56.76%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$4.91 SEK 46.43
-54.58%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$12.75 SEK 120
51.45%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$14.1 SEK 133
-73.26%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$27.09 SEK 256
-51.83%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$2.68 SEK 25.31
22.39%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.8 SEK 26.47
-41.79%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.58 SEK 24.38
-6.98%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.41 SEK 41.62
-54.88%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.17 SEK 20.5
-29.49%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.63 SEK 15.41
-8.59%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$3.57 SEK 33.77
-71.43%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.52 SEK 14.33
-68.42%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$7.26 SEK 68.6
-40.50%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$12.61 SEK 119
71.93%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.84 SEK 17.34
-3.80%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$1.87 SEK 17.67
49.20%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Lulea
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.33 SEK 31.5
-59.46%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$59 SEK 557
-80.06%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$9.38 SEK 88.6
-66.42%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.8 SEK 17.02
-44.44%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$72.9 SEK 688
-81.28%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.89 SEK 17.87
-31.22%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$32.9K SEK 310.9K
-16.87%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$35.9K SEK 339.4K
-5.61%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Lulea
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$171 SEK 1,612
-28.09%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$32 SEK 302
-56.47%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$27.55 SEK 260
-33.79%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Lulea
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$49.89 SEK 471
21.77%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$36.53 SEK 345
-53.16%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$13.53 SEK 128
-32.96%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Lulea
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$162 SEK 1,530
328.69%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$5,820 SEK 55K
173.10%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Lulea
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$126 SEK 1,186
-54.20%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$34.83 SEK 329
-0.92%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$130 SEK 1,231
-11.62%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$169 SEK 1,593
-49.72%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Lulea
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$807 SEK 7,628
-24.32%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$586 SEK 5,540
-24.58%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,403 SEK 13.3K
43.61%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,062 SEK 10K
37.43%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$2,909 SEK 27.5K
45.86%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$2,330 SEK 22K
23.86%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Lulea
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$4,108 SEK 38.8K
-83.04%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
4.2
26.90%

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

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lulea: October 28, 2025

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