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Koh Samui vs. Haugesund Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 50.1% cheaper than Haugesund.

Restaurants: pay 72.1% less in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 45.5% less in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 41.1% less in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 58.0% less in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.4% less in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 38.5% less in Koh Samui

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

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Koh Samui vs. Haugesund Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.1% less for restaurants

	Haugesund	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.93 NOK206.71	$4.46 THB148.24	-79.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.20 NOK133.87	$8.62 THB286.59	-39.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.17 NOK48.72	$0.92 THB30.54	-82.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.00 NOK37.73	$0.48 THB15.87	-88.1%
Average			-72.1%

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pay 45.5% less for groceries

	Haugesund	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$3.90 NOK36.75	$1.42 THB47.33	-63.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 NOK55.25	$9.70 THB322.52	+65.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.37 NOK78.87	$5.59 THB185.80	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.75 NOK44.79	$2.13 THB70.84	-55.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.86 NOK64.67	$1.46 THB48.50	-78.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NOK13.25	$1.32 THB43.97	-5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 NOK9.38	$0.50 THB16.51	-50.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.60 NOK15.08	$1.02 THB33.84	-36.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 NOK18.31	$0.95 THB31.62	-51.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 NOK10.55	$0.62 THB20.62	-44.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50 NOK14.09	$0.61 THB20.32	-59.1%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 41.1% less for transportation

	Haugesund	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.08 NOK85.58	$5.41 THB180.01	-40.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.39 NOK644.74	$44.56 THB1,482.38	-34.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,671.46 NOK421K	$26,737.57 THB889K	-40.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.90 NOK253.57	$11.29 THB375.54	-58.0%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 58.0% less for housing

	Haugesund	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.36 NOK531.35	$17.15 THB570.48	-69.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,551.78 NOK14,629.73	$842.23 THB28,017.01	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,082.38 NOK10,204.31	$391.56 THB13,025.19	-63.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$214.39 NOK2,021.17	$74.96 THB2,493.60	-65.0%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Haugesund	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$239.36 NOK2,256.60	$555.38 THB18,474.87	+132.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,975.66 NOK28,053.64	$7,921.52 THB264K	+166.2%
Average			+148.5%

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pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Haugesund	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.49 NOK108.28	$2.38 THB79.06	-79.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.66 NOK43.97	$2.14 THB71.03	-54.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.37 NOK163.79	$4.33 THB143.89	-75.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.49 NOK466.58	$40.11 THB1,334.14	-19.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.97 NOK159.95	$5.94 THB197.65	-65.0%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 38.5% less for clothing

	Haugesund	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.28 NOK926.51	$41.59 THB1,383.56	-57.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.75 NOK506.70	$28.69 THB954.49	-46.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.97 NOK819.95	$95.68 THB3,182.71	+10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$153.10 NOK1,443.37	$87.87 THB2,922.95	-42.6%
Average			-38.5%

Haugesund vs. Koh Samui - Cost of clothing

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