Phuket vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$933
🏠 One person rent
$555
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$512
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
40
😀 Quality of life
55
60
🏙️ Population
77.6K
5.94M

The cost of living in Phuket is 52% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5497th and 7534th ($1010 vs $663) 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 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 6330th and 5942nd 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
$5.76
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3728
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$565
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13979
$877

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$784
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$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298