Cost of living comparison

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Wellington vs. Surat Thani Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 2.7 times more expensive than Surat Thani.

Restaurants: pay 5.2 times more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 63.2% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Wellington
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 3.8% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 29.4% more in Wellington

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Wellington are more expensive than in Surat Thani. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Surat Thani Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.2 times more for restaurants

	Surat Thani	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.94 THB61.97	$14.42 NZ$25.15	+644.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.65 THB148.74	$9.23 NZ$16.10	+98.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 THB15.87	$2.46 NZ$4.29	+395.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 THB9.92	$1.98 NZ$3.45	+537.7%
Average			+419.0%

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pay 63.2% more for groceries

	Surat Thani	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 THB40.32	$1.98 NZ$3.45	+56.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53 THB272.78	$4.02 NZ$7.02	-52.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.55 THB241.48	$6.79 NZ$11.84	-10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 THB62.47	$6.77 NZ$11.81	+246.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 THB58.86	$4.77 NZ$8.32	+159.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB48.28	$1.36 NZ$2.37	-9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.80	$1.01 NZ$1.77	+12.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 THB31.48	$1.33 NZ$2.32	+35.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB25.49	$2.32 NZ$4.04	+190.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 THB17.99	$0.90 NZ$1.56	+59.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB20.16	$0.68 NZ$1.18	+7.5%
Average			+63.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Surat Thani	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.08	$6.14 NZ$10.71	+30.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.71 THB694.11	$109.62 NZ$191.17	+404.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,911.74 THB892,424.75	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	+11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 THB271.68	$14.55 NZ$25.38	+71.3%
Average			+129.7%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Surat Thani	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.53 THB624.52	$48.75 NZ$85.02	+149.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$242.94 THB7,767.40	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	+410.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.07 THB4,957.92	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29	+609.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.70 THB1,876.72	$109.37 NZ$190.73	+86.3%
Average			+313.9%

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pay 3.8% more for childcare

	Surat Thani	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.36 THB19,930.82	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	+23.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,508.83 THB463,892.28	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98	-15.8%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Surat Thani	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB69.41	$6.63 NZ$11.57	+205.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.55 THB49.58	$3.54 NZ$6.17	+128.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 THB99.16	$25.67 NZ$44.77	+727.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.62 THB1,586.53	$34.12 NZ$59.51	-31.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 THB148.74	$11.54 NZ$20.12	+148.0%
Average			+235.7%

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pay 29.4% more for clothing

	Surat Thani	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 THB2,124.82	$69.31 NZ$120.87	+4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.92 THB956.71	$46.64 NZ$81.33	+55.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.41 THB3,753.85	$113.30 NZ$197.60	-3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.82 THB2,903.92	$146.23 NZ$255.02	+61.0%
Average			+29.4%

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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: December 2025

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