Pattaya vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pattaya Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$812
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$990
🏠 One person rent
$418
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$729
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.7
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$475
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
31
40
😀 Quality of life
57
55
🏙️ Population
120K
5.94M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 15% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6620th and 7068th ($812 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 6140th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Pattaya Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.71
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.4
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.41%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2484
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1738
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.73
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10383
$922

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$736
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$675
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$623
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$708
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$623
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$571
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$553
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$588
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$680
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$650
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$812
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$765
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$763
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$741
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$558
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$590
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$622
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$511
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$593
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$829
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$558
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$504
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$727
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$810
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$567
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$578
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$581
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$515
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$278
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$291
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$374
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$350
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$375
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$267
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$382
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$366
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$442
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$363
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$399
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$487
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$407
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$503
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$324
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$705
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$382
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$303
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$349
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$517
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$303
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$330
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$361
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$264
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$315
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$290
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$273
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$297
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$396
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$328
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$285
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$310
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$290
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$305
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$309
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$328
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$366
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$302
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$333
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