Phuket vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$544	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	95
😀 Quality of life	53	96
🏙️ Population	77.6K	985K

The cost of living in Phuket is 51% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5798th and 1883rd ($985 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 Phuket compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6033rd and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Stockholm

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	Phuket	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.63	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$7335

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328