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Surat Thani vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Surat Thani is 15.6% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 26.7% less in Surat Thani
Groceries: pay 1.7% less in Surat Thani
Transportation: pay 31.2% less in Surat Thani
Housing: pay 28.7% less in Surat Thani
Childcare: pay 5.5% more in Surat Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% less in Surat Thani
Clothing: pay 0.9% more in Surat Thani

The cost of childcare and clothing in Surat Thani are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Surat Thani.

Surat Thani vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Surat Thani instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 26.7% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Surat Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.49	$1.94 THB61.57	-37.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB196.99	$4.65 THB147.78	-25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.15	$0.50 THB15.76	-37.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.59	$0.31 THB9.85	-7.0%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 1.7% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Surat Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.74	$1.26 THB40.06	-12.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.17	$8.53 THB271.01	+0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB229.64	$7.55 THB239.92	+4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.56	$1.95 THB62.07	-14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.84	$1.84 THB58.48	+33.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.53	$1.51 THB47.96	-5.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.94	$0.90 THB28.61	+10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.51	$0.98 THB31.28	-3.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.09	$0.80 THB25.32	-6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.88	$0.56 THB17.87	-21.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.62	$0.63 THB20.03	-2.8%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 31.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Surat Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.07	$4.69 THB149.11
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,181.92	$21.71 THB689.62	-41.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$27,911.74 THB887K	-25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.35	$8.50 THB269.92	-26.9%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 28.7% less for housing

	Bangkok	Surat Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.05	$19.53 THB620.48	+15.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,444.22	$242.94 THB7,717.22	-64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,227.74	$155.07 THB4,925.88	-51.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,181.95	$58.70 THB1,864.59	-14.5%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 5.5% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Surat Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,357.71	$623.36 THB19,802.05	+2.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424K	$14,508.83 THB461K	+8.7%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Surat Thani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.64	$2.17 THB68.96	-22.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.70	$1.55 THB49.26	-39.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.61	$3.10 THB98.52	-29.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,621.18	$49.62 THB1,576.28	-2.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.08	$4.65 THB147.78	-42.3%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 0.9% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Surat Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,868.03	$66.46 THB2,111.09	+13.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,208.18	$29.92 THB950.53	-21.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,311.25	$117.41 THB3,729.60	+12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,905.55	$90.82 THB2,885.16	-0.7%
Average			+0.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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