Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Solna Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Solna

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 37.3% cheaper than Solna without rent, and 28.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 32% cheaper than Solna without rent, and 6.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$14.59 SEK 135

-68.13%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,460

$57.0 SEK 528

-19.06%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿277

$10.41 SEK 96.4

-16.04%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.2

$5.00 SEK 46.29

-39.20%

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

$0.72 ฿22.80

$3.20 SEK 29.66

-77.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.38

$1.52 SEK 14.04

-74.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.2

$7.61 SEK 70.5

-67.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$7.97 SEK 73.8

-52.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.9

$1.61 SEK 14.93

32.92%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.9

$2.70 SEK 25.05

-31.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.2

$3.77 SEK 34.96

-41.91%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.1

$3.89 SEK 36.04

-42.16%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿625

$9.67 SEK 89.6

104.03%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿120

$12.32 SEK 114

-69.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿429

$15.00 SEK 139

-9.67%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿103

$1.65 SEK 15.31

96.97%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.9

$2.09 SEK 19.35

-20.10%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.7

$2.67 SEK 24.72

-10.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.2

$3.14 SEK 29.09

-33.44%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.39

$1.56 SEK 14.49

-1.92%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.79

$1.93 SEK 17.86

-21.76%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.30

$2.27 SEK 21.04

-56.39%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.30

$1.13 SEK 10.48

-54.87%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$7.35 SEK 68.0

-41.90%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿643

$13.01 SEK 121

56.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.7

$1.40 SEK 12.96

27.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.6

$0.90 SEK 8.35

207.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.44

$4.38 SEK 40.56

-68.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿370

$102 SEK 947

-88.56%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.4

$3.71 SEK 34.39

-16.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.48

$1.61 SEK 14.88

-38.51%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿435

$85.8 SEK 794

-84.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.75

$2.00 SEK 18.49

-34.00%

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

$27.2K ฿862.0K

$26.4K SEK 244.7K

3.07%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$30.0K SEK 277.6K

13.79%

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

$120 ฿3,811

$109 SEK 1,010

10.39%

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

$13.93 ฿441

$29.41 SEK 272

-52.64%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿579

$42.12 SEK 390

-56.53%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,928

$45.67 SEK 423

33.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿545

$25.43 SEK 236

-32.25%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿276

$15.02 SEK 139

-42.01%

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

$698 ฿22.1K

$157 SEK 1,458

343.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿498.0K

$4,217 SEK 39.0K

273.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,824

$93.6 SEK 866

-38.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,084

$42.24 SEK 391

-18.94%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,582

$93.9 SEK 870

20.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,684

$52.1 SEK 483

62.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.1K

$853 SEK 7,900

-29.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$652 SEK 6,038

-33.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.1K

$1,385 SEK 12.8K

48.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.4K

$1,071 SEK 9,916

39.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.6K

$7,219 SEK 66.9K

-41.10%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.6K

$6,226 SEK 57.6K

-52.01%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$3,844 SEK 35.6K

-86.23%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

4.8

11.04%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Solna: March 2, 2026

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