Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tumba Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tumba

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 38.3% cheaper than Tumba without rent, and 34.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 36.3% cheaper than Tumba without rent, and 13.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$14.53 SEK 134

-68.96%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$67.5 SEK 623

-31.73%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$10.35 SEK 95.5

-15.17%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$4.60 SEK 42.49

-32.83%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$2.80 SEK 25.80

-75.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$2.41 SEK 22.22

-83.40%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$7.34 SEK 67.8

-67.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$7.60 SEK 70.1

-51.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.79 SEK 16.50

25.70%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$3.13 SEK 28.88

-40.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$3.90 SEK 36.04

-43.08%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$3.84 SEK 35.47

-41.93%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$12.84 SEK 119

53.27%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$13.30 SEK 123

-72.48%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.77 SEK 146

-16.99%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$3.49 SEK 32.17

-3.15%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$2.61 SEK 24.09

-35.25%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$1.62 SEK 14.91

43.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$4.57 SEK 42.14

-56.67%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$1.52 SEK 14.00

1.97%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$1.82 SEK 16.84

-17.03%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$2.56 SEK 23.61

-61.72%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.56 SEK 14.44

-69.23%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$7.44 SEK 68.7

-41.53%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$13.43 SEK 124

53.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.76 SEK 16.26

0.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$1.92 SEK 17.68

43.23%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$4.44 SEK 40.99

-69.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$107 SEK 984

-89.34%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$6.35 SEK 58.6

-51.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$1.18 SEK 10.92

-11.02%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$20.74 SEK 191

-33.85%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.91 SEK 17.63

-29.84%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$32.0K SEK 295.8K

-13.69%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$34.3K SEK 316.8K

-2.11%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$90.2 SEK 833

35.17%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$28.81 SEK 266

-52.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$42.56 SEK 393

-56.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$42.92 SEK 396

43.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$25.41 SEK 235

-34.28%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$16.25 SEK 150

-44.06%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$142 SEK 1,308

395.81%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$4,181 SEK 38.6K

282.49%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$106 SEK 980

-44.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$43.52 SEK 402

-20.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$118 SEK 1,092

-4.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$153 SEK 1,416

-44.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$832 SEK 7,682

-27.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$667 SEK 6,156

-34.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,393 SEK 12.9K

48.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$1,068 SEK 9,859

37.88%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$4,421 SEK 40.8K

0.56%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$3,105 SEK 28.7K

-3.76%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Tumba: January 11, 2026

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