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Koh Samui vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 78.7% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 68.9% more in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 44.0% more in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 65.1% more in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 91.2% more in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.2% more in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 25.1% more in Koh Samui

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

Koh Samui vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.9% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,824	$3.10 THB97.52	+63.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,598	$8.99 THB282.80	+108.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$0.71 THB22.38	+50.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$0.38 THB11.85	+53.3%
Average			+68.9%

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pay 44.0% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,820	$1.73 THB54.25	+90.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,338	$8.53 THB268.27	+72.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫138,746	$6.58 THB206.99	+24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,652	$2.28 THB71.68	+51.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,792	$1.07 THB33.51	-32.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,756	$1.51 THB47.48	+5.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.56 THB17.60	+19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$1.03 THB32.46	+56.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.98 THB30.81	+96.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,623	$0.73 THB22.84	+64.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.63 THB19.83	+36.8%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,298	$5.04 THB158.34	+57.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,294	$46.52 THB1,462.78	+514.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996,471,280	$27,911.74 THB877,667.34	-26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,478	$10.30 THB323.76	+83.7%
Average			+157.1%

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pay 65.1% more for housing

	Hanoi	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,192	$17.79 THB559.51	+105.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,168,206	$554.27 THB17,428.69	+59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,798,631	$413.51 THB13,002.48	+60.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,479,584	$76.59 THB2,408.37	+36.2%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 91.2% more for childcare

	Hanoi	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,089,547	$623.36 THB19,601.24	+169.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,013,287	$13,335.61 THB419,329.95	+13.2%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 99.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,912	$2.17 THB68.26	+129.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,146	$2.31 THB72.53	+28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$4.34 THB136.53	+227.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫734,784	$34.11 THB1,072.70	+22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,647	$7.13 THB224.29	+88.3%
Average			+99.2%

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pay 25.1% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,100,025	$52.72 THB1,657.82	+26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603,419	$29.92 THB940.89	+30.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,276,000	$102.34 THB3,218.11	+18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,904,367	$90.82 THB2,855.90	+25.5%
Average			+25.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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