Thailand
Compared with Sweden, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Sweden = 1×
Thailand
vs
Sweden
Overall verdict
Thailand is about 0.66× Sweden.
Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Sweden = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Sweden. A bar running right means Thailand is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Sweden
Sweden = 1×
Thailand is pricier →
Sweden
Sweden = 1×
Thailand is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Thailand, Gasoline 1L costs 0.8× what it does in Sweden — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.80Thailand
SEK 13.00
USD 1.334Sweden
SEK 16.26
USD 1.668
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.78Thailand
SEK 8,624
THB 29,900Sweden
SEK 10,995
SEK 10,995
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.78Thailand
SEK 518.91
THB 1,799Sweden
SEK 663.59
EUR 59.99
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.59Thailand
SEK 39.69
THB 135Sweden
SEK 67.00
SEK 67
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.52Thailand
SEK 1.19
USD 0.127Sweden
SEK 2.28
USD 0.243
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.52Thailand
SEK 10.10
USD 1.036Sweden
SEK 19.57
USD 2.008
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+5%
in THB
128 → 135
128 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+17%
in SEK
It rose 5% in local currency, but 17% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Thailand's inflation.
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