Phuket vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2965
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$484
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1625
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.4
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$411
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
40
😀 Quality of life
55
51
🏙️ Population
77.6K
5.94M

The cost of living in Phuket is 8% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6130th and 6358th ($870 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 Phuket compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 5986th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phuket Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3141
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.59
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$672
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13219
$1785

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$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361