Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ystad Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ystad

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 28.7% cheaper than Ystad without rent, and 28.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 30.3% cheaper than Ystad without rent, and 12.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Ystad
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿149
$11.56 SEK 107
-59.78%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,474
$93.1 SEK 862
-50.47%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿279
$10.48 SEK 97.1
-16.60%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿97.1
$4.10 SEK 37.96
-25.85%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿23.03
$3.00 SEK 27.81
-76.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.50
$2.56 SEK 23.68
-84.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿78.0
$6.23 SEK 57.7
-60.83%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿121
$7.81 SEK 72.3
-51.47%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Ystad
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿68.6
$1.75 SEK 16.23
22.29%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿59.5
$2.88 SEK 26.71
-35.42%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.9
$3.22 SEK 29.80
-31.99%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿71.8
$3.25 SEK 30.13
-30.77%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿631
$11.41 SEK 106
72.92%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿121
$9.26 SEK 85.8
-59.07%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿433
$18.91 SEK 175
-28.34%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿104
$3.17 SEK 29.34
2.52%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿53.4
$2.65 SEK 24.50
-36.98%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿76.5
$2.92 SEK 27.04
-18.15%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.9
$4.25 SEK 39.40
-50.82%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.88
$1.70 SEK 15.71
-10.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿48.27
$1.94 SEK 17.93
-22.16%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.62
$2.20 SEK 20.38
-55.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.46
$1.62 SEK 14.96
-68.52%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿137
$7.76 SEK 71.9
-44.97%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿649
$11.91 SEK 110
70.53%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿57.3
$2.15 SEK 19.88
-16.74%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿88.5
$2.59 SEK 23.99
6.95%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Ystad
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.89
$3.46 SEK 32.08
-59.54%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿374
$73.0 SEK 676
-83.96%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿99.4
$10.35 SEK 95.9
-69.95%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.80
$1.64 SEK 15.23
-39.63%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿439
$61.6 SEK 571
-77.73%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿42.17
$1.87 SEK 17.29
-29.41%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿870.7K
$25.4K SEK 235.1K
7.28%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$30.4K SEK 281.6K
12.18%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Ystad
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,849
$119 SEK 1,104
0.96%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿445
$20.75 SEK 192
-32.87%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿585
$31.61 SEK 293
-42.08%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Ystad
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,948
$40.42 SEK 374
50.74%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿551
$25.04 SEK 232
-31.19%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿278
$12.60 SEK 117
-30.87%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Ystad
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.3K
$176 SEK 1,631
296.34%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿503.0K
$4,219 SEK 39.1K
272.95%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Ystad
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,843
$53.7 SEK 497
7.44%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,095
$40.38 SEK 374
-15.21%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,618
$93.7 SEK 868
20.80%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,711
$153 SEK 1,412
-44.39%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Ystad
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.3K
$849 SEK 7,857
-28.83%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.9K
$662 SEK 6,134
-34.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿65.8K
$1,373 SEK 12.7K
49.81%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.9K
$1,095 SEK 10.1K
36.87%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿135.9K
$4,422 SEK 40.9K
-3.84%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿95.5K
$3,214 SEK 29.8K
-7.02%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Ystad
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.9K
$1,979 SEK 18.3K
-73.25%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
4
33.25%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Ystad: March 3, 2026

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