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Koh Samui vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 40.4% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 33.9% less in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 36.6% less in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 36.4% less in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 57.1% less in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 40.0% less in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.1% less in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Koh Samui

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Koh Samui.

Koh Samui vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Koh Samui instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 33.9% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$3.10 THB97.52	-60.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$8.99 THB282.80	+39.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$0.71 THB22.38	-48.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.38 THB11.85	-66.1%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 36.6% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.73 THB54.25	-21.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$8.53 THB268.27	-31.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$6.58 THB206.99	-44.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$2.28 THB71.68	-35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$1.07 THB33.51	-78.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.51 THB47.48	-3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.56 THB17.60	-48.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.03 THB32.46	-36.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$0.98 THB30.81	-29.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.73 THB22.84	-34.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.63 THB19.83	-40.5%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 36.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$5.04 THB158.34	-57.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$46.52 THB1,462.78	-31.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$27,911.74 THB877,667.34	-27.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$10.30 THB323.76	-29.1%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 57.1% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$17.79 THB559.51	-19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$554.27 THB17,428.69	-76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$413.51 THB13,002.48	-75.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$76.59 THB2,408.37	-56.9%
Average			-57.1%

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pay 40.0% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$623.36 THB19,601.24	-40.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$13,335.61 THB419,329.95	-40.1%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$2.17 THB68.26	-66.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$2.31 THB72.53	-55.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$4.34 THB136.53	-66.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$34.11 THB1,072.70	-56.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$7.13 THB224.29	-44.5%
Average			-58.1%

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$52.72 THB1,657.82	-28.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$29.92 THB940.89	-29.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$102.34 THB3,218.11	+11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$90.82 THB2,855.90	-36.4%
Average			-20.8%

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