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Quito vs. Surat Thani Cost of Living Summary

Quito is 23.7% more expensive than Surat Thani.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Quito
Groceries: pay 10.4% less in Quito
Transportation: pay 2.7% more in Quito
Housing: pay 44.4% more in Quito
Childcare: pay 45.0% less in Quito
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.3% more in Quito
Clothing: pay 9.8% more in Quito

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

Quito vs. Surat Thani Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Surat Thani	Quito
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.94 THB61.97	$5.00	+158.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.65 THB148.74	$7.38	+58.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 THB15.87	$1.13	+128.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB9.92	$0.73	+136.5%
Average			+120.3%

Surat Thani vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.4% less for groceries

	Surat Thani	Quito
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 THB40.32	$1.62	+28.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53 THB272.78	$4.18	-51.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.55 THB241.48	$4.06	-46.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 THB62.47	$2.43	+24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 THB58.86	$3.52	+91.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB48.28	$0.98	-35.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.80	$0.51	-43.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 THB31.48	$0.48	-51.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB25.49	$0.59	-26.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 THB17.99	$0.68	+20.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB20.16	$0.47	-25.6%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 2.7% more for transportation

	Surat Thani	Quito
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.08	$2.63	-44.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.71 THB694.11	$27.00	+24.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,911.74 THB892,424.75	$20,000.00	-28.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 THB271.68	$13.50	+58.9%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 44.4% more for housing

	Surat Thani	Quito
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.53 THB624.52	$28.44	+45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$242.94 THB7,767.40	$448.12	+84.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.07 THB4,957.92	$317.19	+104.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.70 THB1,876.72	$25.07	-57.3%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 45.0% less for childcare

	Surat Thani	Quito
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.36 THB19,930.82	$283.25	-54.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,508.83 THB463,892.28	$9,360.00	-35.5%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 44.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Surat Thani	Quito
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB69.41	$2.38	+9.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.55 THB49.58	$2.96	+90.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 THB99.16	$6.00	+93.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.62 THB1,586.53	$38.55	-22.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 THB148.74	$7.00	+50.5%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 9.8% more for clothing

	Surat Thani	Quito
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 THB2,124.82	$60.15	-9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.92 THB956.71	$46.83	+56.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.41 THB3,753.85	$105.42	-10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.82 THB2,903.92	$92.78	+2.2%
Average			+9.8%

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