Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Stockholm and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Stockholm is 79.3% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 104.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Stockholm is 88.1% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 58.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$15.66 SEK 148

$4.68 ฿151

234.62%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$109 SEK 1,029

$46.4 ฿1,502

134.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.65 SEK 110

$8.65 ฿280

34.68%

Cappuccino

$5.07 SEK 47.88

$3.09 ฿100

64.08%

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

$3.14 SEK 29.69

$0.73 ฿23.53

330.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 SEK 24.21

$0.37 ฿11.95

591.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.35 SEK 78.9

$2.39 ฿77.4

249.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.53 SEK 80.6

$3.62 ฿117

135.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 SEK 17.08

$2.24 ฿72.5

-19.20%

White Bread (500g)

$3.48 SEK 32.91

$1.8 ฿58.2

93.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.93 SEK 37.12

$2.24 ฿72.3

75.45%

Eggs

$4.51 SEK 42.6

$2.23 ฿72.1

102.24%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.8 SEK 121

$19.31 ฿625

-33.71%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.87 SEK 122

$3.77 ฿122

241.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.5 SEK 184

$13.05 ฿422

49.43%

Apples (1kg)

$3.51 SEK 33.16

$3.28 ฿106

7.01%

Banana (1kg)

$2.88 SEK 27.2

$1.63 ฿52.6

76.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.38 SEK 31.89

$2.4 ฿77.7

40.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.5 SEK 42.52

$1.99 ฿64.3

126.13%

Potato (1kg)

$1.98 SEK 18.7

$1.53 ฿49.62

29.41%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 SEK 17.85

$1.49 ฿48.11

26.85%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.55 SEK 24.11

$1.02 ฿32.87

150.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 SEK 14.78

$0.48 ฿15.61

225.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.97 SEK 75.3

$4.32 ฿140

84.49%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.82 SEK 121

$21.68 ฿702

-40.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.18 SEK 20.57

$1.77 ฿57.3

23.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.3 SEK 21.69

$2.79 ฿90.4

-17.56%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.51 SEK 42.6

$1.35 ฿43.74

234.07%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$113 SEK 1,072

$11.76 ฿380

864.88%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.39 SEK 60.4

$3.15 ฿102

102.86%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.6 SEK 15.09

$1 ฿32.3

60.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$62.3 SEK 588

$13.64 ฿442

356.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.85 SEK 17.49

$1.3 ฿42.2

42.31%

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

$32.1K SEK 303.4K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

17.40%

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

$34.6K SEK 326.8K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

2.02%

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

$223 SEK 2,111

$123 ฿3,970

82.13%

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

$29.2 SEK 276

$13.93 ฿451

109.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.06 SEK 407

$18.24 ฿590

136.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.75 SEK 451

$60.8 ฿1,966

-21.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$37.8 SEK 357

$17.11 ฿554

120.92%

Cinema Ticket

$17.68 SEK 167

$9.07 ฿294

94.93%

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

$164 SEK 1,549

$694 ฿22.5K

-76.39%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,511 SEK 61.5K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-59.04%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$98.8 SEK 933

$57.5 ฿1,861

71.81%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50 SEK 473

$34.51 ฿1,117

44.94%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$118 SEK 1,113

$115 ฿3,727

2.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$207 SEK 1,954

$84.8 ฿2,743

143.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,584 SEK 15K

$611 ฿19.8K

159.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,096 SEK 10.4K

$442 ฿14.3K

147.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,734 SEK 25.8K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

35.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,799 SEK 17K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

23.28%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$11.7K SEK 110.9K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

176.51%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,494 SEK 61.4K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

125.01%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,674 SEK 34.7K

$697 ฿22.5K

427.45%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

5.33

-21.95%

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

Last update for Stockholm: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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