Bangkok vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$933
🏠 One person rent
$434
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
89
40
😀 Quality of life
74
60
🏙️ Population
5.68M
5.94M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 50% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5606th and 7534th ($996 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 2044th and 5942nd 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
$3.36
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$877

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$761
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$794
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$762
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$616
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$671
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$799
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$839
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$809
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$787
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$724
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$567
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$718
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$601
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$554
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$575
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$601
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$564
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$766
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$735
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$968
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$582
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$893
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$518
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$518
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$656
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$776
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$750
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$610

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298