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Koh Samui vs. Cagayan de Oro City Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 63.4% more expensive than Cagayan de Oro City.

Restaurants: pay 57.3% more in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 11.1% more in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 58.5% more in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.0% more in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 83.5% more in Koh Samui

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Koh Samui are more expensive than in Cagayan de Oro City. Notably, childcare, transportation, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Koh Samui.

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Koh Samui vs. Cagayan de Oro City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Koh Samui instead of Cagayan de Oro City, you would:

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pay 57.3% more for restaurants

	Cagayan de Oro City	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.59 ₱226.40	$4.46 THB148.24	+24.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.03 ₱190.79	$8.62 THB286.59	+184.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ₱45.71	$0.92 THB30.54	+26.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ₱41.84	$0.48 THB15.87	-28.2%
Average			+57.3%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Koh Samui - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.1% more for groceries

	Cagayan de Oro City	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 ₱54.75	$1.42 THB47.33	+63.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 ₱265.52	$9.70 THB322.52	+130.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.71 ₱359.75	$5.59 THB185.80	-2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 ₱134.71	$2.13 THB70.84	-0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 ₱92.12	$1.46 THB48.50	-0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 ₱60.23	$1.32 THB43.97	+38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₱30.30	$0.50 THB16.51	+3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 ₱68.73	$1.02 THB33.84	-6.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ₱33.27	$0.95 THB31.62	+79.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 ₱56.48	$0.62 THB20.62	-30.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 ₱73.33	$0.61 THB20.32	-47.5%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Cagayan de Oro City	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 ₱253.63	$5.41 THB180.01	+34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.70 ₱611.21	$44.56 THB1,482.38	+359.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,040.72 ₱1M	$26,737.57 THB889K	+27.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.36 ₱148.61	$11.29 THB375.54	+378.5%
Average			+104.0%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Koh Samui - Cost of transportation

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pay 58.5% more for housing

	Cagayan de Oro City	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.76 ₱1,937.78	$17.15 THB570.48	-44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.86 ₱24,118.19	$842.23 THB28,017.01	+120.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$224.98 ₱14,172.36	$391.56 THB13,025.19	+74.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.70 ₱6,469.30	$74.96 THB2,493.60	-27.0%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Cagayan de Oro City	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.42 ₱4,183.90	$555.38 THB18,474.87	+736.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,231.59 ₱141K	$7,921.52 THB264K	+255.0%
Average			+444.8%

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pay 44.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cagayan de Oro City	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 ₱87.86	$2.38 THB79.06	+70.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 ₱148.98	$2.14 THB71.03	-9.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 ₱188.28	$4.33 THB143.89	+44.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.35 ₱1,281.69	$40.11 THB1,334.14	+97.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.46 ₱281.16	$5.94 THB197.65	+33.1%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 83.5% more for clothing

	Cagayan de Oro City	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.11 ₱2,022.93	$41.59 THB1,383.56	+29.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.31 ₱838.71	$28.69 THB954.49	+115.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.84 ₱3,265.81	$95.68 THB3,182.71	+84.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.89 ₱2,512.71	$87.87 THB2,922.95	+120.3%
Average			+83.5%

Cagayan de Oro City vs. Koh Samui - Cost of clothing

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