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Romania

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Koh Samui vs. Bacau Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 23.4% more expensive than Bacau.

Restaurants: pay 49.0% less in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 37.2% more in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 8.4% more in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 72.2% more in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 23.6% more in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.3% more in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 7.1% less in Koh Samui

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Koh Samui are more expensive than in Bacau. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Koh Samui.

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Koh Samui vs. Bacau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Koh Samui instead of Bacau, you would:

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pay 49.0% less for restaurants

	Bacau	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.12 RON66.78	$4.46 THB148.24	-68.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.63	$8.62 THB286.59	+17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97 RON9.30	$0.92 THB30.54	-53.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 RON8.74	$0.48 THB15.87	-74.2%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 37.2% more for groceries

	Bacau	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 RON3.22	$1.42 THB47.33	+109.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 RON18.14	$9.70 THB322.52	+152.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 RON21.53	$5.59 THB185.80	+22.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.43 RON16.21	$2.13 THB70.84	-37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 RON11.52	$1.46 THB48.50	-40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.39	$1.32 THB43.97	+161.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON3.14	$0.50 THB16.51	-25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.29	$1.02 THB33.84	+46.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 RON3.81	$0.95 THB31.62	+17.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 RON1.50	$0.62 THB20.62	+96.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RON1.42	$0.61 THB20.32	+103.3%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 8.4% more for transportation

	Bacau	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.68 RON31.60	$5.41 THB180.01	-19.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.28 RON138.51	$44.56 THB1,482.38	+52.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$26,737.57 THB889K	-6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.69 RON26.91	$11.29 THB375.54	+98.5%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 72.2% more for housing

	Bacau	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$4.71 RON22.26	$17.15 THB570.48	+264.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.41 RON1,932.04	$842.23 THB28,017.01	+106.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$238.18 RON1,126.72	$391.56 THB13,025.19	+64.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.96 RON378.27	$74.96 THB2,493.60	-6.3%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 23.6% more for childcare

	Bacau	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$585.58 RON2,770.14	$555.38 THB18,474.87	-5.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,914.67 RON23,249.35	$7,921.52 THB264K	+61.2%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bacau	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 RON11.87	$2.38 THB79.06	-5.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 RON9.40	$2.14 THB71.03	+7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.33 RON25.23	$4.33 THB143.89	-18.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.79 RON122.02	$40.11 THB1,334.14	+55.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.27 RON29.68	$5.94 THB197.65	-5.3%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 7.1% less for clothing

	Bacau	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.65 RON395.73	$41.59 THB1,383.56	-50.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.79 RON150.38	$28.69 THB954.49	-9.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.65 RON286.91	$95.68 THB3,182.71	+57.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.44 RON394.74	$87.87 THB2,922.95	+5.3%
Average			-7.1%

Bacau vs. Koh Samui - Cost of clothing

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