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 30.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 19.9% cheaper than Solna without rent, and 7.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Solna
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.59 ฿147
$14.57 SEK 133
-68.50%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.83 ฿1,497
$56.0 SEK 513
-16.33%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.70 ฿278
$10.46 SEK 95.9
-16.83%
Cappuccino
$2.92 ฿93.5
$5.09 SEK 46.61
-42.63%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.68 ฿21.86
$3.10 SEK 28.37
-78.06%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.40 ฿12.66
$1.55 SEK 14.24
-74.19%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.51 ฿80.2
$7.63 SEK 69.9
-67.10%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.80 ฿122
$7.94 SEK 72.8
-52.14%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Solna
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.16 ฿69.1
$1.58 SEK 14.51
36.71%
White Bread (500g)
$1.88 ฿60.1
$2.56 SEK 23.46
-26.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.16 ฿69.0
$3.76 SEK 34.40
-42.55%
Eggs
$2.22 ฿71.0
$4.06 SEK 37.15
-45.32%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.57 ฿626
$9.73 SEK 89.2
101.13%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.80 ฿122
$12.53 SEK 115
-69.67%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.41 ฿429
$15.27 SEK 140
-12.18%
Apples (1kg)
$3.26 ฿104
$1.64 SEK 14.99
98.78%
Banana (1kg)
$1.61 ฿51.5
$2.05 SEK 18.79
-21.46%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.31 ฿73.8
$2.68 SEK 24.55
-13.81%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.06 ฿65.8
$3.17 SEK 29.04
-35.02%
Potato (1kg)
$1.61 ฿51.3
$1.57 SEK 14.36
2.55%
Onion (1kg)
$1.44 ฿46.13
$2.04 SEK 18.67
-29.41%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.03 ฿32.91
$2.27 SEK 20.84
-54.63%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.34
$1.11 SEK 10.20
-56.76%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.50 ฿144
$7.57 SEK 69.3
-40.55%
Wine (Bottle)
$19.18 ฿613
$14.76 SEK 135
29.95%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.82 ฿58.3
$1.45 SEK 13.25
25.52%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.69 ฿86.0
$0.92 SEK 8.43
192.39%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Solna
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.38 ฿44.04
$4.39 SEK 40.18
-68.56%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿376
$103 SEK 945
-88.60%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿99.3
$3.73 SEK 34.18
-16.62%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.00 ฿32.09
$1.61 SEK 14.71
-37.89%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.74 ฿439
$85.5 SEK 783
-83.93%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.30 ฿41.49
$1.98 SEK 18.14
-34.34%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿874.5K
$26.7K SEK 244.2K
2.62%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.0K ฿1.1M
$30.2K SEK 276.7K
9.30%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Solna
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$125 ฿3,993
$110 SEK 1,007
13.62%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.74 ฿439
$28.45 SEK 261
-51.70%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.61 ฿595
$42.32 SEK 388
-56.03%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Solna
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.6 ฿1,936
$46.64 SEK 427
29.82%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.15 ฿548
$25.66 SEK 235
-33.16%
Cinema Ticket
$9.01 ฿288
$15.02 SEK 138
-40.01%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Solna
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.3K
$156 SEK 1,425
348.43%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K ฿515.1K
$4,192 SEK 38.4K
284.32%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Solna
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$59.2 ฿1,893
$95.1 SEK 871
-37.73%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.86 ฿1,115
$42.12 SEK 386
-17.24%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$114 ฿3,651
$91.2 SEK 835
25.23%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$85.8 ฿2,743
$53.6 SEK 491
59.96%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Solna
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$619 ฿19.8K
$830 SEK 7,603
-25.47%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$437 ฿14.0K
$650 SEK 5,953
-32.79%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,075 ฿66.3K
$1,404 SEK 12.9K
47.78%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,509 ฿48.2K
$1,087 SEK 9,955
38.87%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,764 ฿120.3K
$7,358 SEK 67.4K
-48.85%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,694 ฿86.1K
$5,436 SEK 49.8K
-50.45%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Solna
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$528 ฿16.9K
$3,987 SEK 36.5K
-86.74%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
4.8
11.04%

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Last update for Phuket: April 13, 2026

Last update for Solna: April 11, 2026

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