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Surat Thani vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Surat Thani is 21.7% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 82.5% less in Surat Thani
Groceries: pay 20.8% less in Surat Thani
Transportation: pay 48.5% less in Surat Thani
Housing: pay 77.1% less in Surat Thani
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Surat Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.9% less in Surat Thani
Clothing: pay 20.1% less in Surat Thani

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Surat Thani. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Surat Thani.

Surat Thani vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.5% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Surat Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.08	$1.94 THB61.57	-88.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.55 €11.66	$4.65 THB147.78	-65.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.49 €3.00	$0.50 THB15.76	-85.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.57	$0.31 THB9.85	-89.6%
Average			-82.5%

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pay 20.8% less for groceries

	Berlin	Surat Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 €1.94	$1.26 THB40.06	-44.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.10 €6.11	$8.53 THB271.01	+20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 €4.42	$7.55 THB239.92	+47.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 €3.34	$1.95 THB62.07	-49.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.52 €4.75	$1.84 THB58.48	-66.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.33	$1.51 THB47.96	-2.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$0.90 THB28.61	-3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.04	$0.98 THB31.28	-18.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.52	$0.80 THB25.32	-54.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.78	$0.56 THB17.87	-38.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.67	$0.63 THB20.03	-18.8%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 48.5% less for transportation

	Berlin	Surat Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.52 €6.47	$4.69 THB149.11	-37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.91 €59.32	$21.71 THB689.62	-68.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,702.07 €28,150.17	$27,911.74 THB887K	-14.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.00 €27.55	$8.50 THB269.92	-73.4%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 77.1% less for housing

	Berlin	Surat Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.32 €43.32	$19.53 THB620.48	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,427.12 €1,228.48	$242.94 THB7,717.22	-83.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,068.35 €919.64	$155.07 THB4,925.88	-85.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$277.09 €238.52	$58.70 THB1,864.59	-78.8%
Average			-77.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Surat Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 €159.18	$623.36 THB19,802.05	+237.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,579.95 €8,246.49	$14,508.83 THB461K	+51.4%
Average			+144.2%

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pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Surat Thani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.52	$2.17 THB68.96	-58.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.83	$1.55 THB49.26	-65.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16 €8.75	$3.10 THB98.52	-69.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.79 €33.39	$49.62 THB1,576.28	+27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.82	$4.65 THB147.78	-68.8%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 20.1% less for clothing

	Berlin	Surat Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.79 €80.74	$66.46 THB2,111.09	-29.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.63 €37.56	$29.92 THB950.53	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.67 €91.82	$117.41 THB3,729.60	+10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 €111.55	$90.82 THB2,885.16	-29.9%
Average			-20.1%

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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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