Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Sweden

Sweden vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 77.9% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Sweden
Groceries: pay 50.6% more in Sweden
Transportation: pay 51.0% more in Sweden
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Sweden
Childcare: pay 56.2% less in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.1% more in Sweden
Clothing: pay 57.3% more in Sweden

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

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Sweden vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sweden instead of Thailand, you would:

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.89 THB96.05	$14.04 SEK139.16	+386.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB232.42	$10.77 SEK106.72	+54.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 THB24.81	$2.49 SEK24.69	+234.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 THB12.19	$2.07 SEK20.50	+464.5%
Average			+217.9%

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pay 50.6% more for groceries

	Thailand	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.43	$2.82 SEK27.96	+111.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.95 THB264.36	$5.72 SEK56.73	-28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 THB236.74	$6.07 SEK60.17	-14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 THB68.55	$4.23 SEK41.96	+105.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 THB45.52	$5.25 SEK52.06	+283.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 THB44.98	$1.36 SEK13.45	+0.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.99	$1.14 SEK11.35	+100.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 THB31.07	$1.29 SEK12.83	+38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.38	$1.93 SEK19.15	+134.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB24.01	$0.76 SEK7.53	+5.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 THB18.88	$0.73 SEK7.23	+28.5%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 51.0% more for transportation

	Thailand	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 THB168.49	$6.65 SEK65.87	+31.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 THB1,093.53	$77.78 SEK770.99	+136.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,201.01 THB971K	$31,975.58 SEK317K	+9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.77 THB358.41	$22.74 SEK225.41	+111.1%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Thailand	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 THB637.71	$38.16 SEK378.26	+99.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.64 THB13,560.34	$883.11 SEK8,753.97	+116.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$268.13 THB8,919.39	$671.43 SEK6,655.65	+150.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.86 THB2,024.59	$97.70 SEK968.44	+60.5%
Average			+118.5%

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pay 56.2% less for childcare

	Thailand	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$515.68 THB17,154.28	$155.03 SEK1,536.80	-69.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,528.28 THB383K	$7,341.74 SEK72,776.51	-36.3%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 93.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 THB69.86	$7.36 SEK72.98	+250.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 THB66.47	$4.45 SEK44.08	+122.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 THB138.07	$7.55 SEK74.80	+81.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.07 THB1,665.52	$41.12 SEK407.65	-17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.05 THB201.30	$15.58 SEK154.45	+157.5%
Average			+93.1%

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pay 57.3% more for clothing

	Thailand	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.30 THB1,473.73	$91.37 SEK905.76	+106.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.84 THB1,092.57	$44.99 SEK445.93	+37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.65 THB2,782.57	$95.04 SEK942.07	+13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.91 THB2,591.55	$148.76 SEK1,474.64	+91.0%
Average			+57.3%

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