Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Sweden

Gothenburg vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost of Living Summary

Gothenburg is 54.3% more expensive than Ko Phan Ghan.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Gothenburg
Groceries: pay 56.1% more in Gothenburg
Transportation: pay 33.9% more in Gothenburg
Housing: pay 62.1% more in Gothenburg
Childcare: pay 42.6% less in Gothenburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.1% more in Gothenburg
Clothing: pay 22.0% more in Gothenburg

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Gothenburg are more expensive than in Ko Phan Ghan. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Gothenburg.

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Gothenburg vs. Ko Phan Ghan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gothenburg instead of Ko Phan Ghan, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Ko Phan Ghan	Gothenburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.57 THB118.59	$13.00 SEK128.83	+264.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.02 THB266.83	$12.45 SEK123.38	+55.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.54	$2.88 SEK28.60	+214.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$2.31 SEK22.90	+384.2%
Average			+174.0%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Gothenburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.1% more for groceries

	Ko Phan Ghan	Gothenburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 THB39.53	$2.75 SEK27.25	+131.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$5.67 SEK56.20	-41.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.39 THB212.60	$6.33 SEK62.75	-1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$3.85 SEK38.18	+80.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.08 THB35.86	$5.16 SEK51.20	+379.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$1.38 SEK13.65	+4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 THB13.45	$1.11 SEK11.04	+175.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$1.33 SEK13.21	+31.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 THB31.38	$1.98 SEK19.64	+110.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.39	$0.81 SEK8.00	+19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$0.75 SEK7.40	+22.2%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 33.9% more for transportation

	Ko Phan Ghan	Gothenburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.13 THB170.60	$6.72 SEK66.57	+30.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$85.98 SEK852.25
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.40 THB870K	$32,980.57 SEK327K	+26.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$19.55 SEK193.80	+73.2%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 62.1% more for housing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Gothenburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$33.52 SEK332.26	+95.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.02 THB20,259.21	$1,031.40 SEK10,223.93	+69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.30 THB21,000.40	$918.63 SEK9,106.07	+45.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.92 THB1,461.07	$79.29 SEK785.96	+80.5%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 42.6% less for childcare

	Ko Phan Ghan	Gothenburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$505.04 THB16,800.32	$220.01 SEK2,180.89	-56.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,793.14 THB193K	$4,384.08 SEK43,458.06	-24.3%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 75.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ko Phan Ghan	Gothenburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 THB84.00	$6.95 SEK68.87	+175.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 THB92.07	$4.95 SEK49.02	+78.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 THB69.18	$8.30 SEK82.25	+299.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.45 THB1,877.68	$35.01 SEK347.09	-38.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$18.44 SEK182.84	+143.5%
Average			+75.1%

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pay 22.0% more for clothing

	Ko Phan Ghan	Gothenburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.94 THB2,093.63	$88.19 SEK874.24	+40.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$32.97 SEK326.84	+14.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$87.70 SEK869.34	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$131.74 SEK1,305.93	+49.9%
Average			+22.0%

Ko Phan Ghan vs. Gothenburg - Cost of clothing

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