Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Sweden

Stockholm vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 94.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 44.4% more in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 53.5% more in Stockholm
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 47.5% less in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.7% more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 50.1% more in Stockholm

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

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Stockholm vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$17.99 SEK178.38	+505.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$11.90 SEK117.93	+70.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$3.66 SEK36.32	+463.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$3.09 SEK30.60	+776.1%
Average			+300.3%

Bangkok vs. Stockholm - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.4% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$3.97 SEK39.36	+168.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$6.37 SEK63.11	-26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$6.67 SEK66.09	-8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$5.11 SEK50.68	+99.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$5.83 SEK57.75	+257.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$1.60 SEK15.85	-9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$1.26 SEK12.50	+56.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$1.44 SEK14.23	+15.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$2.02 SEK20.03	+131.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.79 SEK7.78	+0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.80 SEK7.94	+15.8%
Average			+44.4%

Bangkok vs. Stockholm - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.5% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$6.72 SEK66.59	+26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$105.97 SEK1,050.45	+202.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$32,980.57 SEK327K	+5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$17.85 SEK176.99	+69.3%
Average			+53.5%

Bangkok vs. Stockholm - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$39.70 SEK393.49	+122.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$1,674.52 SEK16,599.03	+147.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$1,080.50 SEK10,710.63	+212.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$190.15 SEK1,884.88	+131.8%
Average			+167.6%

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pay 47.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$157.47 SEK1,560.91	-72.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$16,395.31 SEK163K	-0.6%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 77.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$7.95 SEK78.78	+197.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$5.05 SEK50.04	+80.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$8.70 SEK86.22	+88.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$46.98 SEK465.67	-19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$18.99 SEK188.29	+150.7%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 50.1% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$111.49 SEK1,105.16	+57.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$58.75 SEK582.33	+36.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$135.62 SEK1,344.36	+39.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$184.97 SEK1,833.59	+68.3%
Average			+50.1%

Bangkok vs. Stockholm - Cost of clothing

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