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Delhi vs. Surat Thani Cost of Living Summary

Delhi is 30.0% cheaper than Surat Thani.

Restaurants: pay 32.0% more in Delhi
Groceries: pay 54.7% less in Delhi
Transportation: pay 42.3% less in Delhi
Housing: pay 22.4% less in Delhi
Childcare: pay 87.7% less in Delhi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% more in Delhi
Clothing: pay 38.6% less in Delhi

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

Delhi vs. Surat Thani Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.0% more for restaurants

	Surat Thani	Delhi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.94 THB61.57	$5.64 ₹518.30	+190.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.65 THB147.78	$3.95 ₹362.81	-15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 THB15.76	$0.48 ₹44.12	-3.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB9.85	$0.17 ₹15.91	-44.2%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 54.7% less for groceries

	Surat Thani	Delhi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 THB40.06	$0.56 ₹51.77	-55.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53 THB271.01	$2.34 ₹214.72	-72.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.55 THB239.92	$2.91 ₹267.39	-61.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 THB62.07	$1.09 ₹100.05	-44.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 THB58.48	$1.59 ₹146.11	-13.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB47.96	$0.90 ₹83.15	-40.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.61	$0.36 ₹32.95	-60.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 THB31.28	$0.46 ₹42.63	-52.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB25.32	$0.26 ₹23.51	-67.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 THB17.87	$0.17 ₹16.04	-69.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB20.03	$0.23 ₹20.69	-64.3%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 42.3% less for transportation

	Surat Thani	Delhi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.11	$4.22 ₹388.14	-10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.71 THB689.62	$11.27 ₹1,036.60	-48.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,911.74 THB887K	$15,220.85 ₹1M	-45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 THB269.92	$2.93 ₹269.52	-65.5%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 22.4% less for housing

	Surat Thani	Delhi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.53 THB620.48	$8.34 ₹766.93	-57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$242.94 THB7,717.22	$229.89 ₹21,136.56	-5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.07 THB4,925.88	$139.05 ₹12,784.75	-10.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.70 THB1,864.59	$48.95 ₹4,500.75	-16.6%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 87.7% less for childcare

	Surat Thani	Delhi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.36 THB19,802.05	$71.33 ₹6,558.03	-88.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,508.83 THB461K	$1,932.31 ₹178K	-86.7%
Average			-87.7%

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pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Surat Thani	Delhi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB68.96	$2.25 ₹207.32	+3.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.55 THB49.26	$2.11 ₹193.92	+36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 THB98.52	$3.95 ₹362.81	+27.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.62 THB1,576.28	$21.60 ₹1,985.83	-56.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 THB147.78	$5.07 ₹466.47	+9.1%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 38.6% less for clothing

	Surat Thani	Delhi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 THB2,111.09	$27.76 ₹2,551.99	-58.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.92 THB950.53	$34.10 ₹3,134.93	+14.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.41 THB3,729.60	$52.38 ₹4,816.21	-55.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.82 THB2,885.16	$40.89 ₹3,759.04	-55.0%
Average			-38.6%

Surat Thani vs. Delhi - 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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