Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 48.5% cheaper than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 75.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 30.7% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 34.8% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 62.6% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 90.6% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.7% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 33.4% less in Bangkok

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Bangkok. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

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Bangkok vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.0% less for restaurants

	Stockholm	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 SEK178.38	$2.97 THB98.83	-83.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.90 SEK117.93	$6.98 THB232.24	-41.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.66 SEK36.32	$0.65 THB21.64	-82.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 SEK30.60	$0.35 THB11.72	-88.6%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 30.7% less for groceries

	Stockholm	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$3.97 SEK39.36	$1.48 THB49.16	-62.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 SEK63.11	$8.63 THB287.02	+35.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 SEK66.09	$7.27 THB241.89	+9.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.11 SEK50.68	$2.56 THB85.32	-49.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.83 SEK57.75	$1.63 THB54.28	-72.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 SEK15.85	$1.77 THB58.85	+10.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 SEK12.50	$0.81 THB26.83	-36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 SEK14.23	$1.24 THB41.35	-13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 SEK20.03	$0.87 THB29.09	-56.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.78	$0.78 THB26.00	-0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 SEK7.94	$0.69 THB23.01	-13.7%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 34.8% less for transportation

	Stockholm	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.72 SEK66.59	$5.32 THB176.90	-20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$105.97 SEK1,050.45	$34.98 THB1,163.67	-67.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$31,193.83 THB1M	-5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.85 SEK176.99	$10.55 THB350.83	-40.9%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 62.6% less for housing

	Stockholm	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.70 SEK393.49	$17.88 THB594.63	-55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,674.52 SEK16,599.03	$675.80 THB22,480.48	-59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,080.50 SEK10,710.63	$346.10 THB11,513.16	-68.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.15 SEK1,884.88	$82.03 THB2,728.64	-56.9%
Average			-62.6%

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pay 90.6% more for childcare

	Stockholm	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.47 SEK1,560.91	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+260.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,395.31 SEK163K	$16,500.59 THB549K	+0.6%
Average			+90.6%

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pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.95 SEK78.78	$2.67 THB88.94	-66.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 SEK50.04	$2.79 THB92.95	-44.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.70 SEK86.22	$4.60 THB153.18	-47.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.98 SEK465.67	$58.43 THB1,943.57	+24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.99 SEK188.29	$7.58 THB252.00	-60.1%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 33.4% less for clothing

	Stockholm	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.49 SEK1,105.16	$70.75 THB2,353.53	-36.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.75 SEK582.33	$42.94 THB1,428.36	-26.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$135.62 SEK1,344.36	$97.05 THB3,228.30	-28.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$184.97 SEK1,833.59	$109.92 THB3,656.54	-40.6%
Average			-33.4%

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