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Surat Thani vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Surat Thani is 2.7% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% less in Surat Thani
Groceries: pay 8.2% more in Surat Thani
Transportation: pay 13.3% less in Surat Thani
Housing: pay 20.2% less in Surat Thani
Childcare: pay 52.1% more in Surat Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% less in Surat Thani
Clothing: pay 35.2% more in Surat Thani

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

Surat Thani vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.8% less for restaurants

	Thailand	Surat Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB85.43	$1.94 THB61.97	-27.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB223.63	$4.65 THB148.74	-33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB23.49	$0.50 THB15.87	-32.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$0.31 THB9.92	-13.8%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 8.2% more for groceries

	Thailand	Surat Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB45.03	$1.26 THB40.32	-10.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB252.05	$8.53 THB272.78	+8.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB229.11	$7.55 THB241.48	+5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB66.18	$1.95 THB62.47	-5.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB45.15	$1.84 THB58.86	+30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB42.47	$1.51 THB48.28	+13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB18.95	$0.90 THB28.80	+51.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.72	$0.98 THB31.48	+9.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB24.08	$0.80 THB25.49	+5.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB22.77	$0.56 THB17.99	-21.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB19.72	$0.63 THB20.16	+2.2%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 13.3% less for transportation

	Thailand	Surat Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB154.50	$4.69 THB150.08	-2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB899.09	$21.71 THB694.11	-22.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB974,258.89	$27,911.74 THB892,424.75	-8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB336.66	$8.50 THB271.68	-19.3%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 20.2% less for housing

	Thailand	Surat Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB592.20	$19.53 THB624.52	+5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,256.12	$242.94 THB7,767.40	-41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,532.32	$155.07 THB4,957.92	-41.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,933.10	$58.70 THB1,876.72	-2.9%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 52.1% more for childcare

	Thailand	Surat Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,482.48	$623.36 THB19,930.82	+73.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB355,039.19	$14,508.83 THB463,892.28	+30.7%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Surat Thani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB68.88	$2.17 THB69.41	+0.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB63.01	$1.55 THB49.58	-21.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB137.94	$3.10 THB99.16	-28.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,709.08	$49.62 THB1,586.53	-7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB201.98	$4.65 THB148.74	-26.4%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 35.2% more for clothing

	Thailand	Surat Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,185.58	$66.46 THB2,124.82	+79.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB942.56	$29.92 THB956.71	+1.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB2,914.34	$117.41 THB3,753.85	+28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,210.16	$90.82 THB2,903.92	+31.4%
Average			+35.2%

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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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