Phuket vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2644
$974
🏠 One person rent
$573
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1004
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
40
😀 Quality of life
56
60
🏙️ Population
77.6K
5.94M

The cost of living in Phuket is 53% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5233rd and 7286th ($1059 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 6325th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Surat

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Phuket Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.77
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1154
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4350
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16566
$929

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$808
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$891
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$846
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$612
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$790
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$634
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$622
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$782
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$628
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$845
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$564
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$663
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$792
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$740
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$451
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$572
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$551
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$696
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$461
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$458
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$562
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$701
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$784
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$846
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$874
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$762
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$750
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$764
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$763
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$838
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981

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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