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Koh Samui vs. Kavala Cost of Living Summary

Koh Samui is 10.4% cheaper than Kavala.

Restaurants: pay 55.2% less in Koh Samui
Groceries: pay 12.8% less in Koh Samui
Transportation: pay 22.1% less in Koh Samui
Housing: pay 34.3% more in Koh Samui
Childcare: pay 1.1% more in Koh Samui
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.7% less in Koh Samui
Clothing: pay 31.8% less in Koh Samui

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

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Koh Samui vs. Kavala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.2% less for restaurants

	Kavala	Koh Samui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$4.46 THB148.24	-73.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$8.62 THB286.59	-23.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 €1.67	$0.92 THB30.54	-51.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 €0.65	$0.48 THB15.87	-34.4%
Average			-55.2%

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pay 12.8% less for groceries

	Kavala	Koh Samui
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 €1.16	$1.42 THB47.33	+8.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.09 €6.31	$9.70 THB322.52	+36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.58 €4.97	$5.59 THB185.80	+0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.03 €3.59	$2.13 THB70.84	-47.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 €3.23	$1.46 THB48.50	-59.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.03	$1.32 THB43.97	+13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.50 THB16.51	-49.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.86	$1.02 THB33.84	+5.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.08	$0.95 THB31.62	-22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.51	$0.62 THB20.62	+8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.40	$0.61 THB20.32	+37.4%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 22.1% less for transportation

	Kavala	Koh Samui
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.07 €7.18	$5.41 THB180.01	-32.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$61.59 €54.81	$44.56 THB1,482.38	-27.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	$26,737.57 THB889K	-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.16 €11.71	$11.29 THB375.54	-14.2%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 34.3% more for housing

	Kavala	Koh Samui
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.47 €27.12	$17.15 THB570.48	-43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$405.90 €361.27	$842.23 THB28,017.01	+107.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.93 €249.15	$391.56 THB13,025.19	+39.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.42 €132.10	$74.96 THB2,493.60	-49.5%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 1.1% more for childcare

	Kavala	Koh Samui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.59 €424.18	$555.38 THB18,474.87	+16.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,030.67 €8,037.62	$7,921.52 THB264K	-12.3%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Kavala	Koh Samui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$2.38 THB79.06	-57.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.64 €3.24	$2.14 THB71.03	-41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.37 €4.78	$4.33 THB143.89	-19.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.99 €49.83	$40.11 THB1,334.14	-28.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.36 €9.22	$5.94 THB197.65	-42.6%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 31.8% less for clothing

	Kavala	Koh Samui
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.78 €86.14	$41.59 THB1,383.56	-57.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.46 €40.46	$28.69 THB954.49	-36.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.98 €87.20	$95.68 THB3,182.71	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.49 €95.67	$87.87 THB2,922.95	-18.3%
Average			-31.8%

Kavala vs. Koh Samui - Cost of clothing

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