Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bangkok vs. Falun Cost of Living Summary
Bangkok is 99.4% more expensive than Falun.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.2% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 19.0% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 38.5% less in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 45.0% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 10.4 times more in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 45.4% less in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 35.5% less in Bangkok
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Bangkok. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.
Bangkok vs. Falun Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Falun, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
|
Falun
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.55
SEK134.82
|
$3.10
THB97.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.57
SEK88.66
|
$6.20
THB195.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK17.88
|
$0.79
THB24.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
SEK19.17
|
$0.33
THB10.50
|
|
Falun vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants
pay 19.0% less for groceries
|
Falun
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.94
SEK27.21
|
$1.44
THB45.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
SEK61.77
|
$8.50
THB267.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
SEK50.11
|
$7.23
THB227.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.24
SEK39.34
|
$2.28
THB71.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.80
SEK44.48
|
$1.38
THB43.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
SEK14.12
|
$1.59
THB50.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK11.11
|
$0.82
THB25.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
SEK8.90
|
$1.02
THB32.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
SEK20.79
|
$0.85
THB26.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK6.45
|
$0.72
THB22.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
SEK7.78
|
$0.65
THB20.45
|
|
Falun vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries
pay 38.5% less for transportation
|
Falun
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
SEK67.21
|
$4.69
THB147.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$98.39
SEK911.87
|
$37.21
THB1,172.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,084.95
SEK352,982.73
|
$37,206.42
THB1,171,999.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.39
SEK235.32
|
$11.63
THB366.25
|
|
Falun vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation
pay 45.0% less for housing
|
Falun
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.35
SEK364.75
|
$16.91
THB532.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,269.50
SEK11,766.09
|
$675.06
THB21,264.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.12
SEK8,824.57
|
$321.97
THB10,141.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.37
SEK707.78
|
$68.69
THB2,163.64
|
|
Falun vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing
pay 10.4 times more for childcare
|
Falun
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.23
SEK1,985.53
|
$609.37
THB19,195.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$740.54
SEK6,863.55
|
$13,346.39
THB420,410.53
|
|
Falun vs. Bangkok - Cost of childcare
pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Falun
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.41
SEK68.64
|
$2.79
THB87.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.48
SEK41.51
|
$2.54
THB80.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.41
SEK68.64
|
$4.40
THB138.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.41
SEK661.84
|
$51.03
THB1,607.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.93
SEK156.88
|
$8.06
THB253.93
|
|
Falun vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 35.5% less for clothing
|
Falun
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.29
SEK966.58
|
$58.81
THB1,852.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.81
SEK480.20
|
$38.03
THB1,198.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.42
SEK1,134.59
|
$104.24
THB3,283.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$211.58
SEK1,961.02
|
$91.47
THB2,881.17
|
|
Falun vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing
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