Cost of Living Comparison Between Umea and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Umea and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Umea is 58% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 34% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Umea is 62.1% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 10.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.05 SEK 149

$4.65 ฿147

245.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$84.1 SEK 779

$46.11 ฿1,460

82.39%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.51 SEK 107

$8.74 ฿277

31.69%

Cappuccino

$4.19 SEK 38.81

$3.04 ฿96.2

37.83%

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

$3.32 SEK 30.75

$0.72 ฿22.80

361.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.51 SEK 23.23

$0.39 ฿12.38

543.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.72 SEK 80.8

$2.44 ฿77.2

257.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.68 SEK 71.1

$3.79 ฿120

102.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 SEK 16.00

$2.14 ฿67.9

-19.16%

White Bread (500g)

$3.61 SEK 33.41

$1.86 ฿58.9

94.09%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.17 SEK 38.64

$2.19 ฿69.2

90.41%

Eggs

$4.23 SEK 39.21

$2.25 ฿71.1

88.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.66 SEK 108

$19.73 ฿625

-40.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.30 SEK 105

$3.79 ฿120

198.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.50 SEK 171

$13.55 ฿429

36.53%

Apples (1kg)

$2.81 SEK 26.05

$3.25 ฿103

-13.54%

Banana (1kg)

$2.31 SEK 21.37

$1.67 ฿52.9

38.32%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.99 SEK 27.65

$2.39 ฿75.7

25.10%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.59 SEK 42.54

$2.09 ฿66.2

119.62%

Potato (1kg)

$1.73 SEK 16.02

$1.53 ฿48.39

13.07%

Onion (1kg)

$1.74 SEK 16.10

$1.51 ฿47.79

15.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.65 SEK 24.56

$0.99 ฿31.30

167.68%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.55 SEK 14.33

$0.51 ฿16.30

203.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.83 SEK 63.2

$4.27 ฿135

59.95%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.83 SEK 100

$20.31 ฿643

-46.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.67 SEK 15.46

$1.79 ฿56.7

-6.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 SEK 20.26

$2.77 ฿87.6

-20.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.03 SEK 28.06

$1.40 ฿44.44

116.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$60.9 SEK 564

$11.70 ฿370

420.85%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.21 SEK 48.24

$3.11 ฿98.4

67.52%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.61 SEK 14.89

$0.99 ฿31.48

62.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$45.84 SEK 425

$13.73 ฿435

233.87%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.95 SEK 18.02

$1.32 ฿41.75

47.73%

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

$33.2K SEK 307.0K

$27.2K ฿862.0K

21.73%

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

$35.5K SEK 328.5K

$34.1K ฿1.1M

3.98%

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

$68.1 SEK 631

$120 ฿3,811

-43.41%

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

$34.28 SEK 317

$13.93 ฿441

146.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.42 SEK 254

$18.31 ฿579

49.75%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.9 SEK 472

$60.9 ฿1,928

-16.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.81 SEK 359

$17.23 ฿545

125.25%

Cinema Ticket

$15.86 SEK 147

$8.71 ฿276

82.09%

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

$148 SEK 1,370

$698 ฿22.1K

-78.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,139 SEK 38.3K

$15.7K ฿498.0K

-73.70%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$101 SEK 940

$57.6 ฿1,824

76.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.08 SEK 362

$34.24 ฿1,084

14.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$126 SEK 1,163

$113 ฿3,582

10.97%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$133 SEK 1,234

$84.8 ฿2,684

57.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$806 SEK 7,466

$604 ฿19.1K

33.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$543 SEK 5,024

$436 ฿13.8K

24.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,190 SEK 11.0K

$2,057 ฿65.1K

-42.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$875 SEK 8,098

$1,498 ฿47.4K

-41.63%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,984 SEK 46.2K

$4,252 ฿134.6K

17.20%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,251 SEK 30.1K

$2,988 ฿94.6K

8.79%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,855 SEK 26.4K

$529 ฿16.7K

439.44%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.53

5.33

-15.01%

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

Last update for Umea: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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