Cost of living comparison

Montenegro

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Thailand

Koh Samui vs. Bar Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 11.0% more expensive than Bar.

Restaurants: pay 55.5% less in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 28.4% more in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 12.4% more in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 24.7% less in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% more in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Koh Samui

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

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Koh Samui vs. Bar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.5% less for restaurants

	Bar	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.68 €10.21	$3.10 THB104.19	-73.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.93 €8.68	$8.99 THB302.16	-9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 €1.57	$0.71 THB23.91	-60.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 €1.53	$0.38 THB12.66	-78.5%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 28.4% more for groceries

	Bar	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 €1.00	$1.73 THB57.97	+50.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.38 €3.83	$8.53 THB286.63	+94.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 €4.03	$6.58 THB221.15	+42.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 €2.83	$2.28 THB76.58	-29.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.64 €3.18	$1.07 THB35.80	-70.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.52	$1.51 THB50.73	+153.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.65	$0.56 THB18.80	-24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.59	$1.03 THB34.68	+53.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.11	$0.98 THB32.92	-22.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 €0.41	$0.73 THB24.40	+54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.50	$0.63 THB21.19	+10.2%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 12.4% more for transportation

	Bar	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.53 €5.71	$5.04 THB169.17	-22.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.36 €20.42	$46.52 THB1,562.89	+99.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,703.71 €28,594.65	$27,911.74 THB938K	-14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.68 €10.21	$10.30 THB345.92	-11.8%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 24.7% less for housing

	Bar	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.47 €26.64	$17.79 THB597.81	-41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.43 €592.32	$554.27 THB18,621.51	-18.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$511.64 €447.36	$413.51 THB13,892.37	-19.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.59 €83.58	$76.59 THB2,573.20	-19.9%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Bar	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.80 €229.78	$623.36 THB20,942.74	+137.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,326.61 €5,531.70	$13,335.61 THB448K	+110.8%
Average			+124.0%

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pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bar	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 €2.55	$2.17 THB72.93	-25.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 €2.23	$2.31 THB77.49	-9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.80 €3.32	$4.34 THB145.87	+14.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.24 €36.06	$34.11 THB1,146.12	-17.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.67 €4.08	$7.13 THB239.64	+52.7%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Bar	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.70 €57.44	$52.72 THB1,771.28	-19.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.66 €26.81	$29.92 THB1,005.29	-2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.55 €86.17	$102.34 THB3,438.36	+3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.75 €103.83	$90.82 THB3,051.36	-23.5%
Average			-10.5%

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