Pattaya vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Pattaya	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2115	$974
🏠 One person rent	$463	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$800	$292
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$159
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.1	$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$487	$310
😷 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 6471st and 7286th ($874 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 23rd in India, while ranked 6065th and 5975th 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	$3.85	$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$543	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.3	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.7	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.2	$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.75	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.36	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12044	$929

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$286
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$287
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$382
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$346
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$373
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$294
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$362
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$366
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$437
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$355
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$379
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$475
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$401
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$504
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$310
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$733
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$378
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$302
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$344
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$502
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$297
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$324
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$355
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$257
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$326
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$284
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$268
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$286
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$385
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$331
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$282
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$301
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$282
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$317
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$303
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$321
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$360
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$296
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$326
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$319