Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 64.7% more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
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pay 3.9 times more in Sweden
- Groceries
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pay 41.8% more in Sweden
- Transportation
-
pay 44.5% more in Sweden
- Housing
-
pay 67.1% more in Sweden
- Childcare
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pay 78.5% less in Sweden
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 70.1% more in Sweden
- Clothing
-
pay 17.0% more in Sweden
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Sweden are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Sweden.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Sweden
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB96.04
|
$11.92
SEK115.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB192.08
|
$9.45
SEK91.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB20.30
|
$2.04
SEK19.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.62
|
$1.93
SEK18.72
|
|
pay 41.8% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB50.19
|
$2.49
SEK24.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB387.05
|
$5.18
SEK50.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB241.29
|
$5.43
SEK52.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB74.91
|
$3.74
SEK36.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB43.34
|
$4.68
SEK45.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB48.51
|
$1.19
SEK11.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB23.95
|
$1.06
SEK10.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB34.13
|
$1.13
SEK11.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.53
|
$1.73
SEK16.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.49
|
$0.67
SEK6.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.52
|
$0.70
SEK6.81
|
|
pay 44.5% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB147.22
|
$6.64
SEK64.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,296.52
|
$68.10
SEK661.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,824,730.33
|
$26,850.74
SEK260,766.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB340.94
|
$21.47
SEK208.47
|
|
pay 67.1% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB506.42
|
$30.29
SEK294.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB18,835.93
|
$821.73
SEK7,980.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB9,953.07
|
$641.62
SEK6,231.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,219.90
|
$77.37
SEK751.42
|
|
pay 78.5% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB20,857.92
|
$122.27
SEK1,187.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB434,919.30
|
$3,135.75
SEK30,453.45
|
|
pay 70.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Sweden
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB76.83
|
$6.64
SEK64.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB85.18
|
$3.78
SEK36.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB138.54
|
$6.41
SEK62.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,799.44
|
$38.70
SEK375.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB240.10
|
$14.24
SEK138.26
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,822.19
|
$79.10
SEK768.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,148.64
|
$35.56
SEK345.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,201.25
|
$84.42
SEK819.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,037.22
|
$125.14
SEK1,215.32
|
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