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Surat Thani vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Surat Thani is 35.7% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 75.5% less in Surat Thani
Groceries: pay 27.4% less in Surat Thani
Transportation: pay 22.6% less in Surat Thani
Housing: pay 70.5% less in Surat Thani
Childcare: pay 14.4% less in Surat Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.5% less in Surat Thani
Clothing: pay 8.8% more in Surat Thani

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Surat Thani.

Surat Thani vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.5% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Surat Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.42	$1.94 THB61.57	-89.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$14.95	$4.65 THB147.78	-57.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.72	$0.50 THB15.76	-75.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.11	$0.31 THB9.85	-80.1%
Average			-75.5%

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pay 27.4% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Surat Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.70	$1.26 THB40.06	-53.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$7.94	$8.53 THB271.01	+45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.75	$7.55 THB239.92	-12.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.78	$1.95 THB62.07	-44.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.80	$1.84 THB58.48	-67.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.59	$1.51 THB47.96	-20.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.82	$0.90 THB28.61	+50.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.21	$0.98 THB31.28	-39.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.26	$0.80 THB25.32	-52.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.50	$0.56 THB17.87	-49.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$1.98	$0.63 THB20.03	-56.8%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 22.6% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Surat Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.50	$4.69 THB149.11	+15.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$131.87	$21.71 THB689.62	-77.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,189.97	$27,911.74 THB887K	+14.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.12	$8.50 THB269.92	-42.7%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 70.5% less for housing

	Ottawa	Surat Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$67.79	$19.53 THB620.48	-60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$1,972.21	$242.94 THB7,717.22	-83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,668.28	$155.07 THB4,925.88	-87.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$161.48	$58.70 THB1,864.59	-50.6%
Average			-70.5%

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pay 14.4% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Surat Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,070.15	$623.36 THB19,802.05	-20.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,389.07	$14,508.83 THB461K	-7.9%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Surat Thani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.81	$2.17 THB68.96	-62.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.08	$1.55 THB49.26	-58.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.58	$3.10 THB98.52	-76.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$60.56	$49.62 THB1,576.28	+11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.65	$4.65 THB147.78	-56.9%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Surat Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$71.72	$66.46 THB2,111.09	+25.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$52.84	$29.92 THB950.53	-23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$118.26	$117.41 THB3,729.60	+34.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$126.15	$90.82 THB2,885.16	-2.2%
Average			+8.8%

Ottawa vs. Surat Thani - Cost of clothing

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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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