Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Skovde Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Skovde

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 42.6% cheaper than Skovde without rent, and 33.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 27.7% cheaper than Skovde without rent, and 17.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Skovde
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$16.01 SEK 151
-70.77%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$68.5 SEK 648
-32.30%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$11.82 SEK 112
-26.82%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.8 SEK 45.31
-35.63%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.67 SEK 25.24
-72.66%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$2.26 SEK 21.34
-83.63%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$8.23 SEK 77.8
-70.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$8.73 SEK 82.4
-58.53%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Skovde
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.57 SEK 14.86
42.68%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.75 SEK 26.03
-34.55%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$4.59 SEK 43.35
-51.20%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$4.94 SEK 46.71
-54.86%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$11.93 SEK 113
61.86%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$14.18 SEK 134
-73.41%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$16.79 SEK 159
-22.28%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.89 SEK 36.76
-15.68%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.87 SEK 27.13
-43.21%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.71 SEK 35.08
-35.31%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$5.13 SEK 48.47
-61.21%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.58 SEK 14.94
-3.16%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.76 SEK 16.62
-15.34%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$2.69 SEK 25.37
-62.08%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.33 SEK 12.55
-63.91%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$8.03 SEK 75.9
-46.20%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$10.13 SEK 95.7
114.02%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.39 SEK 22.61
-25.94%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.58 SEK 24.38
8.14%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Skovde
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.77 SEK 35.6
-64.19%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$74.7 SEK 705
-84.25%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$5.65 SEK 53.4
-44.25%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.67 SEK 15.74
-40.12%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$63.5 SEK 600
-78.53%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.92 SEK 18.14
-32.29%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$33K SEK 311.9K
-17.13%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$34.3K SEK 324.4K
-1.24%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Skovde
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$114 SEK 1,075
7.78%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$28.98 SEK 274
-51.93%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$42.52 SEK 402
-57.10%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Skovde
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$39.83 SEK 376
52.52%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$25.05 SEK 237
-31.70%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$19.75 SEK 187
-54.08%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Skovde
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$146 SEK 1,384
373.97%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$5,635 SEK 53.2K
182.08%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Skovde
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$88.3 SEK 834
-34.86%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$41.05 SEK 388
-15.93%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$102 SEK 962
13.10%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$159 SEK 1,502
-46.68%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Skovde
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$848 SEK 8,009
-27.92%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$644 SEK 6,084
-31.32%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,376 SEK 13K
46.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,103 SEK 10.4K
32.39%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$3,988 SEK 37.7K
6.42%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$3,369 SEK 31.8K
-14.33%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Skovde
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
4.8
11.04%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Skovde: October 28, 2025

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