Phuket vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phuket	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$555	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$956	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.5	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$512	$3766
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	95
😀 Quality of life	55	95
🏙️ Population	77.6K	985K

The cost of living in Phuket is 59% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5497th and 1008th ($1010 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Sweden, respectively. Check Thailand vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6330th and 19th 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	$5.76	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$650	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3728	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.4	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.9	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$565	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13979	$17265

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464