Phuket vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$990
🏠 One person rent	$544	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$305
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$271
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	40
😀 Quality of life	57	55
🏙️ Population	77.6K	5.94M

The cost of living in Phuket is 44% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5469th and 7068th ($1014 vs $705) 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 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 6129th and 6284th 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	$6.11	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$922

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$278
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$374
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$350
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$375
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$267
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$382
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$366
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$399
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$487
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$324
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$705
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$382
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$303
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$349
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$517
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$303
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$330
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$361
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$264
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$290
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$273
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$297
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$396
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$328
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$285
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$310
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$290
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$305
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$309
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$328
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$366
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$333
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$333