Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 28.9% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
kr135.48
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
kr93.79
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
kr24.95
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr22.21
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Thailand
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
kr30.73
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
kr54.99
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
kr61.22
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
kr42.52
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
kr58.83
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
kr14.92
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr12.99
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.51
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
kr20.33
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
kr7.03
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
kr6.75
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
kr86.51
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
kr1,010.88
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
kr312,643.35
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
kr332.44
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 63.8% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Thailand
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
kr356.65
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
kr15,787.00
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
kr11,316.48
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
kr1,025.58
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 84.0% more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
kr1,462.86
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
kr91,187.65
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
kr78.16
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
kr42.73
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
kr72.95
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
kr487.56
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
kr156.32
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Thailand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
kr936.38
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
kr437.70
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
kr1,068.19
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
kr1,420.40
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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