Bangkok vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$990
🏠 One person rent	$424	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$305
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$271
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	40
😀 Quality of life	75	55
🏙️ Population	5.68M	5.94M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 36% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5912th and 7068th ($958 vs $705) 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 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 1890th and 6284th 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	$3.1	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$922

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$278
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$374
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$350
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$375
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$267
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$382
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$366
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$399
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$487
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$324
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$705
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$382
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$303
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$349
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$517
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$303
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$330
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$361
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$264
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$290
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$273
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$297
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$396
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$328
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$285
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$310
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$290
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$305
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$309
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$328
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$366
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$333
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$333