Bangkok vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$2766
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	80
😀 Quality of life	74	91
🏙️ Population	5.68M	568K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 59% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5822nd and 1194th ($941 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Thailand and Canada, respectively. Check Thailand vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 1221st and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Surrey

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	Bangkok	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$12026

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606