Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Sweden

Lulea vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Lulea is 37.5% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Lulea
Groceries: pay 32.6% more in Lulea
Transportation: pay 33.2% more in Lulea
Housing: pay 40.6% more in Lulea
Childcare: pay 70.0% less in Lulea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.7% more in Lulea
Clothing: pay 23.4% more in Lulea

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Lulea are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Lulea.

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Lulea vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lulea instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Lulea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$12.00 SEK118.92	+303.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$11.20 SEK110.99	+60.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$2.48 SEK24.58	+281.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$1.92 SEK19.08	+446.1%
Average			+199.5%

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pay 32.6% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Lulea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$3.33 SEK33.03	+125.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$6.16 SEK61.07	-28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$6.81 SEK67.52	-6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$4.60 SEK45.63	+79.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$6.03 SEK59.78	+269.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$1.13 SEK11.24	-35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$1.19 SEK11.84	+48.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$1.10 SEK10.94	-11.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.90 SEK18.88	+117.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.94 SEK9.33	+20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.70 SEK6.89	+0.5%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 33.2% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Lulea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$6.55 SEK64.88	+23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$55.98 SEK554.95	+60.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$31,935.87 SEK317K	+2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$25.79 SEK255.67	+144.6%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 40.6% more for housing

	Bangkok	Lulea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$26.63 SEK263.93	+49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$773.98 SEK7,672.22	+14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$575.16 SEK5,701.34	+66.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$124.99 SEK1,239.02	+52.4%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 70.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Lulea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$153.11 SEK1,517.70	-73.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$5,498.43 SEK54,504.26	-66.7%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Lulea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$8.70 SEK86.22	+225.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$4.50 SEK44.59	+61.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$6.90 SEK68.38	+49.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$46.42 SEK460.15	-20.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$13.00 SEK128.83	+71.6%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 23.4% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Lulea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$119.10 SEK1,180.60	+68.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$32.46 SEK321.74	-24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$121.63 SEK1,205.70	+25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$159.95 SEK1,585.58	+45.5%
Average			+23.4%

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