Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Taby Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Taby

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 42% cheaper than Taby without rent, and 31% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 35.6% cheaper than Taby without rent, and 13% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Taby
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿148
$13.38 SEK 123
-65.25%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,463
$68.5 SEK 632
-32.73%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿277
$10.45 SEK 96.4
-16.36%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿96.4
$4.55 SEK 41.96
-33.19%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.85
$3.30 SEK 30.44
-78.18%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.41
$2.46 SEK 22.65
-84.15%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.4
$7.26 SEK 66.9
-66.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$8.16 SEK 75.2
-53.55%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Taby
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿68.0
$1.78 SEK 16.37
20.22%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿59.0
$3.06 SEK 28.24
-39.22%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.4
$3.87 SEK 35.64
-43.41%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿71.2
$4.52 SEK 41.64
-50.22%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿626
$12.89 SEK 119
53.06%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿120
$11.65 SEK 107
-67.47%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿430
$19.58 SEK 181
-30.80%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿103
$3.62 SEK 33.34
-10.22%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿53.0
$2.66 SEK 24.48
-37.22%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.9
$1.61 SEK 14.82
48.45%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.4
$4.63 SEK 42.65
-54.86%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.50
$1.91 SEK 17.61
-19.90%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.89
$1.83 SEK 16.85
-17.49%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.37
$2.55 SEK 23.54
-61.18%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.33
$1.56 SEK 14.39
-67.31%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿136
$7.54 SEK 69.5
-43.37%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿644
$14.08 SEK 130
44.25%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.8
$1.71 SEK 15.80
4.68%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.8
$2.37 SEK 21.85
16.88%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Taby
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.54
$4.20 SEK 38.74
-66.67%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿371
$104 SEK 955
-88.71%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.7
$6.21 SEK 57.3
-49.92%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.55
$1.23 SEK 11.33
-19.51%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿436
$20.80 SEK 192
-33.99%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.84
$1.94 SEK 17.87
-31.96%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿863.9K
$32.7K SEK 301.1K
-16.59%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$34.4K SEK 317.0K
-0.76%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Taby
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,819
$89.7 SEK 827
34.24%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿442
$28.77 SEK 265
-51.58%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿581
$38.04 SEK 351
-51.87%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Taby
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,933
$48.05 SEK 443
26.81%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿547
$25.52 SEK 235
-32.48%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿276
$17.47 SEK 161
-50.14%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Taby
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.1K
$161 SEK 1,483
333.92%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿499.1K
$4,070 SEK 37.5K
286.61%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Taby
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,828
$106 SEK 973
-45.37%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,086
$43.71 SEK 403
-21.67%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,590
$116 SEK 1,068
-2.26%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,690
$159 SEK 1,462
-46.52%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Taby
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.2K
$849 SEK 7,828
-28.88%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$655 SEK 6,041
-33.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿65.2K
$1,380 SEK 12.7K
49.03%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.5K
$1,077 SEK 9,928
39.14%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.9K
$4,273 SEK 39.4K
-0.48%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.8K
$3,066 SEK 28.3K
-2.53%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Taby
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.8K
$4,359 SEK 40.2K
-87.86%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
4.16
28.13%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Taby: March 3, 2026

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