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Surat Thani vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Surat Thani is 19.3% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 51.8% less in Surat Thani
Groceries: pay 7.1% less in Surat Thani
Transportation: pay 21.3% more in Surat Thani
Housing: pay 32.6% less in Surat Thani
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Surat Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% more in Surat Thani
Clothing: pay 67.6% more in Surat Thani

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

Surat Thani vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Surat Thani instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 51.8% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Surat Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR19,957.85	$1.94 THB61.57	-61.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR27,940.99	$4.65 THB147.78	-33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,709.81	$0.50 THB15.76	-46.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,645.48	$0.31 THB9.85	-66.0%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 7.1% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Surat Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,588.14	$1.26 THB40.06	-23.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,743.52	$8.53 THB271.01	+27.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,602.16	$7.55 THB239.92	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,260.22	$1.95 THB62.07	+7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,016.70	$1.84 THB58.48	-8.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,227.10	$1.51 THB47.96	-16.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,530.57	$0.90 THB28.61	+1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,640.51	$0.98 THB31.28	-48.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,933.09	$0.80 THB25.32	+8.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,500.39	$0.56 THB17.87	-35.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,142.48	$0.63 THB20.03	+17.5%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 21.3% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Surat Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,283.68	$4.69 THB149.11	+8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,319.07	$21.71 THB689.62	+126.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196M	$27,911.74 THB887K	-43.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,134.91	$8.50 THB269.92	-6.1%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 32.6% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Surat Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR84,964.19	$19.53 THB620.48	-8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR2M	$242.94 THB7,717.22	-49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1M	$155.07 THB4,925.88	-43.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR331K	$58.70 THB1,864.59	-29.3%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Surat Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1M	$623.36 THB19,802.05	+112.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR29M	$14,508.83 THB461K	+103.2%
Average			+107.8%

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pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Surat Thani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,822.65	$2.17 THB68.96	+79.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,083.97	$1.55 THB49.26	-38.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,484.19	$3.10 THB98.52	+65.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166K	$49.62 THB1,576.28	+19.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR14,968.39	$4.65 THB147.78	+24.1%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 67.6% more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Surat Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103K	$66.46 THB2,111.09	+158.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,136.62	$29.92 THB950.53	+28.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR351K	$117.41 THB3,729.60	+33.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR240K	$90.82 THB2,885.16	+50.9%
Average			+67.6%

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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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