Bangkok vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$3571
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	95
😀 Quality of life	75	96
🏙️ Population	5.68M	985K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 58% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5912th and 1273rd ($958 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Sweden, respectively. Check Thailand vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 1890th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Stockholm

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	Bangkok	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$15313

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482