Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 86.2% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB80.41
|
$11.92
SEK131.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB207.49
|
$9.45
SEK104.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.29
|
$2.04
SEK22.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.08
|
$1.93
SEK21.28
|
|
pay 63.4% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.22
|
$2.49
SEK27.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB281.32
|
$5.18
SEK57.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB230.39
|
$5.43
SEK59.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB70.53
|
$3.74
SEK41.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.47
|
$4.68
SEK51.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.42
|
$1.19
SEK13.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.94
|
$1.06
SEK11.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.10
|
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.70
|
$1.73
SEK19.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.86
|
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.46
|
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
|
pay 81.0% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB153.97
|
$6.64
SEK73.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB876.58
|
$68.10
SEK751.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,080,943.73
|
$26,850.74
SEK296,330.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB333.15
|
$21.47
SEK236.90
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB590.56
|
$30.29
SEK334.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,414.91
|
$821.73
SEK9,068.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,762.97
|
$641.62
SEK7,081.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,901.63
|
$77.37
SEK853.90
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,775.64
|
$122.27
SEK1,349.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB356,523.92
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,606.74
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.82
|
$6.64
SEK73.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB65.47
|
$3.78
SEK41.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB132.60
|
$6.41
SEK70.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,681.66
|
$38.70
SEK427.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB186.84
|
$14.24
SEK157.12
|
|
pay 54.7% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,331.01
|
$79.10
SEK872.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,011.94
|
$35.56
SEK392.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,853.16
|
$84.42
SEK931.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,259.41
|
$125.14
SEK1,381.06
|
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