Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Vasteras Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Vasteras

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 24.8% cheaper than Vasteras without rent, and 28.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 40% cheaper than Vasteras without rent, and 14.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Vasteras
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$14.53 SEK 137
-67.79%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$68.8 SEK 650
-32.57%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$10.47 SEK 98.9
-17.38%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.63 SEK 43.78
-33.26%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.78 SEK 26.31
-73.74%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$2.46 SEK 23.26
-84.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$7.56 SEK 71.4
-68.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$7.53 SEK 71.1
-51.93%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Vasteras
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.6 SEK 15.11
40.00%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.77 SEK 26.17
-35.02%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$3.8 SEK 35.93
-41.05%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$4.03 SEK 38.06
-44.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$12.13 SEK 115
59.19%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$12.45 SEK 118
-69.72%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$15.98 SEK 151
-18.34%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.33 SEK 31.49
-1.50%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.54 SEK 23.97
-35.83%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.47 SEK 32.76
-30.84%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$3.78 SEK 35.7
-47.35%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.5 SEK 14.15
2.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.95 SEK 18.42
-23.59%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$2.76 SEK 26.07
-63.04%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.74 SEK 16.41
-72.41%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$7.29 SEK 68.9
-40.74%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$12.71 SEK 120
70.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.46 SEK 13.78
21.23%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$1.89 SEK 17.81
47.62%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Vasteras
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.28 SEK 31.03
-58.84%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$72.6 SEK 686
-83.81%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.66 SEK 34.58
-13.93%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.66 SEK 15.71
-39.76%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$85.5 SEK 807
-84.04%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.9 SEK 17.94
-31.58%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$32.7K SEK 309.4K
-16.47%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$34.9K SEK 329.7K
-2.84%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Vasteras
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$88.9 SEK 840
38.01%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$28.53 SEK 270
-51.17%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$36.52 SEK 345
-50.05%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Vasteras
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$36.22 SEK 342
67.73%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$21.3 SEK 201
-19.67%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$19.48 SEK 184
-53.44%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Vasteras
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$159 SEK 1,500
337.36%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$5,191 SEK 49K
206.24%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Vasteras
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$95.7 SEK 904
-39.91%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$42.98 SEK 406
-19.71%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$93.3 SEK 881
23.48%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$123 SEK 1,161
-31.04%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Vasteras
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$834 SEK 7,881
-26.75%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$600 SEK 5,664
-26.23%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,502 SEK 14.2K
34.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,153 SEK 10.9K
26.57%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$3,683 SEK 34.8K
15.22%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$2,268 SEK 21.4K
27.25%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Vasteras
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,413 SEK 32.2K
-79.59%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
4.87
9.45%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Vasteras: October 27, 2025

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