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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 24.1% cheaper than Ystad without rent, and 30.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 39.8% cheaper than Ystad without rent, and 10.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Ystad
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$11.5 SEK 109
-59.30%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$92.5 SEK 873
-49.81%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$10.64 SEK 100
-18.70%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.95 SEK 37.34
-21.77%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$3.04 SEK 28.73
-75.99%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$2.58 SEK 24.37
-85.66%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$6.41 SEK 60.5
-62.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$7.68 SEK 72.5
-52.86%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Ystad
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.74 SEK 16.47
28.74%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.97 SEK 28.04
-39.39%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$3.22 SEK 30.45
-30.43%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.2 SEK 30.23
-30.31%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$11.62 SEK 110
66.18%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$9.38 SEK 88.6
-59.81%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$18.77 SEK 177
-30.47%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.02 SEK 28.51
8.61%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.74 SEK 25.86
-40.51%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.91 SEK 27.46
-17.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.37 SEK 41.26
-54.46%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.67 SEK 15.78
-8.38%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.92 SEK 18.11
-22.40%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$2.29 SEK 21.64
-55.46%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.6 SEK 15.1
-70.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$7.97 SEK 75.3
-45.80%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$11.51 SEK 109
88.36%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.17 SEK 20.5
-18.43%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.5 SEK 23.6
11.60%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Ystad
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.48 SEK 32.88
-61.21%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$75 SEK 708
-84.31%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$10.46 SEK 98.8
-69.89%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.64 SEK 15.46
-39.02%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$61.4 SEK 580
-77.78%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.96 SEK 18.55
-33.67%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$25.9K SEK 245.1K
5.42%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$29.6K SEK 279.3K
14.69%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Ystad
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$120 SEK 1,129
2.64%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$20.75 SEK 196
-32.87%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$31.84 SEK 301
-42.71%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Ystad
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$40.66 SEK 384
49.41%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$25.12 SEK 237
-31.89%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$12.59 SEK 119
-27.96%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Ystad
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$173 SEK 1,635
301.12%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$4,111 SEK 38.8K
286.69%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Ystad
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$52.7 SEK 498
9.11%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$40.15 SEK 379
-14.05%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$96.3 SEK 910
19.58%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$153 SEK 1,445
-44.57%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Ystad
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$845 SEK 7,982
-27.68%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$641 SEK 6,057
-31.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,414 SEK 13.4K
42.48%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,100 SEK 10.4K
32.66%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$4,222 SEK 39.9K
0.53%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$3,200 SEK 30.2K
-9.80%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Ystad
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,995 SEK 18.8K
-65.08%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
4
33.25%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Ystad: October 29, 2025

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