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Koh Samui vs. Chiba Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 2.4% more expensive than Chiba.

Restaurants: pay 14.3% less in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 19.9% less in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 5.1% less in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 6.6% less in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 51.0% more in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% less in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 27.7% more in Koh Samui

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

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Koh Samui vs. Chiba Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.3% less for restaurants

	Chiba	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.68 ¥1,086	$3.10 THB104.19	-53.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 ¥814	$8.99 THB302.16	+79.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 ¥174	$0.71 THB23.91	-33.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ¥122	$0.38 THB12.66	-49.9%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 19.9% less for groceries

	Chiba	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$1.75 ¥285	$1.73 THB57.97	-1.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.86 ¥789	$8.53 THB286.63	+75.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 ¥896	$6.58 THB221.15	+19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 ¥242	$2.28 THB76.58	+53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 ¥448	$1.07 THB35.80	-61.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.63 ¥427	$1.51 THB50.73	-42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 ¥222	$0.56 THB18.80	-59.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.76 ¥286	$1.03 THB34.68	-41.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 ¥324	$0.98 THB32.92	-50.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 ¥235	$0.73 THB24.40	-49.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.59 ¥258	$0.63 THB21.19	-60.4%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 5.1% less for transportation

	Chiba	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.25 ¥691	$5.04 THB169.17	+18.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$46.52 THB1,562.89
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,332.63 ¥4M	$27,911.74 THB938K	+25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.99 ¥4,060	$10.30 THB345.92	-58.8%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 6.6% less for housing

	Chiba	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.71 ¥2,714	$17.79 THB597.81	+6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$980.09 ¥159K	$554.27 THB18,621.51	-43.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.91 ¥77,796	$413.51 THB13,892.37	-13.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.65 ¥10,015	$76.59 THB2,573.20	+24.2%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 51.0% more for childcare

	Chiba	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$271.75 ¥44,145	$623.36 THB20,942.74	+129.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,376.64 ¥3M	$13,335.61 THB448K	-27.4%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Chiba	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 ¥326	$2.17 THB72.93	+8.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 ¥488	$2.31 THB77.49	-23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 ¥651	$4.34 THB145.87	+8.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.69 ¥9,046	$34.11 THB1,146.12	-38.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.03 ¥1,791	$7.13 THB239.64	-35.3%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 27.7% more for clothing

	Chiba	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.09 ¥6,513	$52.72 THB1,771.28	+31.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 ¥4,614	$29.92 THB1,005.29	+5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.87 ¥9,401	$102.34 THB3,438.36	+76.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.55 ¥15,197	$90.82 THB3,051.36	-2.9%
Average			+27.7%

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