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Koh Samui vs. Gurgaon Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 2.1 times more expensive than Gurgaon.

Restaurants: pay 57.9% more in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.1% more in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 72.2% more in Koh Samui

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Koh Samui are more expensive than in Gurgaon. Notably, childcare, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Koh Samui.

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Koh Samui vs. Gurgaon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.9% more for restaurants

	Gurgaon	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.64 ₹544.83	$3.10 THB104.19	-45.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.95 ₹381.38	$8.99 THB302.16	+127.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 ₹45.96	$0.71 THB23.91	+49.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 ₹18.30	$0.38 THB12.66	+99.1%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Gurgaon	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 ₹57.70	$1.73 THB57.97	+189.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.58 ₹249.26	$8.53 THB286.63	+230.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.91 ₹280.77	$6.58 THB221.15	+126.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.32 ₹127.45	$2.28 THB76.58	+72.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 ₹165.60	$1.07 THB35.80	-37.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 ₹101.55	$1.51 THB50.73	+43.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 ₹40.33	$0.56 THB18.80	+34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 ₹51.66	$1.03 THB34.68	+93.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ₹29.97	$0.98 THB32.92	+216.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ₹20.80	$0.73 THB24.40	+237.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 ₹26.56	$0.63 THB21.19	+129.5%
Average			+121.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Gurgaon	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 ₹406.80	$5.04 THB169.17	+19.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 ₹1,035.18	$46.52 THB1,562.89	+334.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,785.73 ₹2M	$27,911.74 THB938K	+76.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.38 ₹326.90	$10.30 THB345.92	+204.4%
Average			+158.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Gurgaon	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.05 ₹874.17	$17.79 THB597.81	+96.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.11 ₹27,939.15	$554.27 THB18,621.51	+91.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.94 ₹17,389.19	$413.51 THB13,892.37	+129.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.95 ₹3,860.58	$76.59 THB2,573.20	+91.7%
Average			+102.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Gurgaon	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$182.95 ₹17,679.76	$623.36 THB20,942.74	+240.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,855.99 ₹469K	$13,335.61 THB448K	+174.6%
Average			+207.6%

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pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Gurgaon	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.26 ₹217.93	$2.17 THB72.93	-3.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 ₹247.65	$2.31 THB77.49	-10.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.95 ₹381.38	$4.34 THB145.87	+10.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.16 ₹2,528.51	$34.11 THB1,146.12	+30.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.79 ₹463.11	$7.13 THB239.64	+48.8%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 72.2% more for clothing

	Gurgaon	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.44 ₹2,942.09	$52.72 THB1,771.28	+73.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.22 ₹2,726.70	$29.92 THB1,005.29	+6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.04 ₹5,318.59	$102.34 THB3,438.36	+86.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.65 ₹3,927.92	$90.82 THB3,051.36	+123.5%
Average			+72.2%

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