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Surat Thani vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Surat Thani is 8.7% more expensive than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 53.0% less in Surat Thani
Groceries: pay 35.6% more in Surat Thani
Transportation: pay 15.4% more in Surat Thani
Housing: pay 1.5% more in Surat Thani
Childcare: pay 87.5% more in Surat Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.8% less in Surat Thani
Clothing: pay 4.1% less in Surat Thani

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

Surat Thani vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.0% less for restaurants

	Quito	Surat Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$1.94 THB61.57	-61.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$4.65 THB147.78	-36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.50 THB15.76	-56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.31 THB9.85	-57.7%
Average			-53.0%

Quito vs. Surat Thani - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.6% more for groceries

	Quito	Surat Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$1.26 THB40.06	-22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$8.53 THB271.01	+104.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$7.55 THB239.92	+85.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$1.95 THB62.07	-19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$1.84 THB58.48	-47.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.51 THB47.96	+54.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.90 THB28.61	+76.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.98 THB31.28	+107.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.80 THB25.32	+36.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.56 THB17.87	-17.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.63 THB20.03	+34.3%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 15.4% more for transportation

	Quito	Surat Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$4.69 THB149.11	+78.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$21.71 THB689.62	-19.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$27,911.74 THB887K	+39.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$8.50 THB269.92	-37.1%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 1.5% more for housing

	Quito	Surat Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$19.53 THB620.48	-31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$242.94 THB7,717.22	-45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$155.07 THB4,925.88	-51.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$58.70 THB1,864.59	+134.2%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 87.5% more for childcare

	Quito	Surat Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$623.36 THB19,802.05	+120.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$14,508.83 THB461K	+55.0%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Surat Thani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$2.17 THB68.96	-8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$1.55 THB49.26	-47.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$3.10 THB98.52	-48.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$49.62 THB1,576.28	+28.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$4.65 THB147.78	-33.5%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 4.1% less for clothing

	Quito	Surat Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$66.46 THB2,111.09	+10.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$29.92 THB950.53	-36.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$117.41 THB3,729.60	+11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$90.82 THB2,885.16	-2.1%
Average			-4.1%

Quito vs. Surat Thani - Cost of clothing

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