Bangkok vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$1240
🏠 One person rent	$425	$533
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$534
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	40
😀 Quality of life	74	48
🏙️ Population	5.68M	5.94M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 27% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5738th and 6501st ($994 vs $785) 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 0.6 months in Surat. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 1355th and 6339th 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	$4.03	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$2.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$1527

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$284
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$406
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$346
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$399
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$288
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$394
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$391
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$368
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$396
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$484
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$326
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$716
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$402
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$357
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$406
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$519
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$327
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$344
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$379
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$285
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$347
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$295
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$312
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$304
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$409
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$360
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$294
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$283
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$310
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$338
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$332
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$335
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$367
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$321
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$368
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$348