Bangkok vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$416	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$3142
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	89	46
😀 Quality of life	74	92
🏙️ Population	5.68M	675K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 42% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 5822nd and 2959th ($941 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Thailand and Sweden, respectively. Check Thailand vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 1221st and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Gothenburg

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	Bangkok	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$3664

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251