Bangkok vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$405
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
89
40
😀 Quality of life
75
51
🏙️ Population
5.68M
5.94M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 11% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5960th and 6358th ($902 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 1087th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Surat

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Bangkok Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$1785

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361