Pattaya vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Pattaya	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$839	$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2090	$933
🏠 One person rent	$435	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$761	$278
🍽️ Food expenses	$291	$152
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.8	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$474	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	31	40
😀 Quality of life	59	60
🏙️ Population	120K	5.94M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 26% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6606th and 7534th ($839 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Pattaya compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Pattaya ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 6029th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Surat

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	Pattaya	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.8	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.14	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$864	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.3	$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2563	$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1488	$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.69	$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.72	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.93	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13971	$877

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508

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