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Bangkok vs. Vaxjo Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 2.2 times more expensive than Vaxjo.

Restaurants: pay 57.6% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 21.0% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 31.5% less in Bangkok
Housing: pay 32.8% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 10.9 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.9% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 3.6% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Vaxjo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.6% less for restaurants

	Vaxjo	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.22 SEK124.98	$3.10 THB99.13	-76.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.58 SEK99.98	$6.20 THB198.27	-41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 SEK11.98	$0.79 THB25.31	-37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 SEK12.50	$0.33 THB10.66	-74.8%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 21.0% less for groceries

	Vaxjo	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$2.31 SEK21.87	$1.44 THB46.04	-37.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.11 SEK67.16	$8.50 THB271.92	+19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 SEK65.54	$7.23 THB231.14	+4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.08 SEK38.59	$2.28 THB73.03	-44.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.28 SEK49.89	$1.38 THB44.12	-73.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 SEK14.40	$1.59 THB50.86	+4.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 SEK11.33	$0.82 THB26.11	-31.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 SEK9.07	$1.02 THB32.72	+6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.06 SEK19.50	$0.85 THB27.27	-58.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SEK6.58	$0.72 THB23.03	+3.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 SEK7.93	$0.65 THB20.76	-22.6%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 31.5% less for transportation

	Vaxjo	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.34 SEK69.40	$4.69 THB150.03	-36.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.76 SEK649.89	$37.21 THB1,189.60	-45.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,689.58 SEK308,949.23	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	+13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.51 SEK259.96	$11.63 THB371.75	-57.7%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 32.8% less for housing

	Vaxjo	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.80 SEK309.95	$16.91 THB540.54	-48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$846.33 SEK7,998.69	$675.06 THB21,583.67	-20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$674.42 SEK6,373.95	$321.97 THB10,294.25	-52.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.37 SEK721.73	$68.69 THB2,196.14	-10.1%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 10.9 times more for childcare

	Vaxjo	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.69 SEK1,499.75	$609.37 THB19,483.59	+284.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$740.54 SEK6,998.85	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	+1702.2%
Average			+993.1%

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pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Vaxjo	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.30 SEK68.99	$2.79 THB89.22	-61.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.07 SEK38.49	$2.54 THB81.22	-37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.30 SEK68.99	$4.40 THB140.52	-39.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.75 SEK366.27	$51.03 THB1,631.73	+31.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.82 SEK158.97	$8.06 THB257.75	-52.1%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 3.6% more for clothing

	Vaxjo	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.29 SEK985.64	$58.81 THB1,880.18	-43.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.09 SEK274.95	$38.03 THB1,216.03	+30.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.50 SEK949.84	$104.24 THB3,332.78	+3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.05 SEK699.88	$91.47 THB2,924.44	+23.5%
Average			+3.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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