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Surat Thani vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Surat Thani is 48.0% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 10.2% more in Surat Thani
Groceries: pay 42.7% more in Surat Thani
Transportation: pay 64.6% more in Surat Thani
Housing: pay 14.8% more in Surat Thani
Childcare: pay 96.2% more in Surat Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.0% more in Surat Thani
Clothing: pay 37.6% more in Surat Thani

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, clothing, and housing in Surat Thani are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Surat Thani.

Surat Thani vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.2% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Surat Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,659	$1.94 THB61.57	+2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113K	$4.65 THB147.78	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,415	$0.50 THB15.76	+4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,448	$0.31 THB9.85	+26.1%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 42.7% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Surat Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,741	$1.26 THB40.06	+39.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130K	$8.53 THB271.01	+72.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138K	$7.55 THB239.92	+43.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,521	$1.95 THB62.07	+29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,654	$1.84 THB58.48	+15.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,631	$1.51 THB47.96	+5.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,327	$0.90 THB28.61	+91.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,327	$0.98 THB31.28	+49.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,106	$0.80 THB25.32	+59.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,584	$0.56 THB17.87	+27.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,088	$0.63 THB20.03	+36.8%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 64.6% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Surat Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,020	$4.69 THB149.11	+46.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199K	$21.71 THB689.62	+186.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫993M	$27,911.74 THB887K	-26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147K	$8.50 THB269.92	+51.6%
Average			+64.6%

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pay 14.8% more for housing

	Hanoi	Surat Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫227K	$19.53 THB620.48	+125.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$242.94 THB7,717.22	-30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$155.07 THB4,925.88	-40.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	$58.70 THB1,864.59	+4.4%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 96.2% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Surat Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	$623.36 THB19,802.05	+169.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫309M	$14,508.83 THB461K	+23.1%
Average			+96.2%

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pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Surat Thani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,830	$2.17 THB68.96	+129.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫46,990	$1.55 THB49.26	-13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,761	$3.10 THB98.52	+133.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫732K	$49.62 THB1,576.28	+77.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,319	$4.65 THB147.78	+22.8%
Average			+70.0%

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pay 37.6% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Surat Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$66.46 THB2,111.09	+58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫601K	$29.92 THB950.53	+30.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$117.41 THB3,729.60	+35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$90.82 THB2,885.16	+25.5%
Average			+37.6%

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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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