Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Netherlands

Arnhem vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Arnhem is 98.8% more expensive than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Arnhem
Groceries: pay 54.1% more in Arnhem
Transportation: pay 85.1% more in Arnhem
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Arnhem
Childcare: pay 30.3% more in Arnhem
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.3% more in Arnhem
Clothing: pay 46.1% more in Arnhem

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

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Arnhem vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Arnhem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.46 THB148.24	$22.39 €19.93	+402.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.62 THB286.59	$13.44 €11.96	+56.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.54	$3.32 €2.96	+262.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$2.88 €2.56	+503.7%
Average			+228.9%

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pay 54.1% more for groceries

	Koh Samui	Arnhem
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 THB47.33	$2.02 €1.79	+41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$6.51 €5.80	-32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 THB185.80	$5.45 €4.85	-2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$5.22 €4.64	+145.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 THB48.50	$6.53 €5.82	+348.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$1.25 €1.11	-5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 THB16.51	$1.12 €1.00	+126.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$0.84 €0.75	-17.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 THB31.62	$2.46 €2.19	+158.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.62	$0.87 €0.77	+39.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$1.10 €0.98	+79.6%
Average			+54.1%

Koh Samui vs. Arnhem - Cost of groceries

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pay 85.1% more for transportation

	Koh Samui	Arnhem
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.41 THB180.01	$9.16 €8.16	+69.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.56 THB1,482.38	$111.97 €99.66	+151.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,737.57 THB889K	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	+54.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$22.61 €20.12	+100.3%
Average			+85.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Koh Samui	Arnhem
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$41.99 €37.37	+144.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.23 THB28,017.01	$1,426.86 €1,269.96	+69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.56 THB13,025.19	$1,162.85 €1,034.97	+197.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.96 THB2,493.60	$214.99 €191.35	+186.8%
Average			+133.8%

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pay 30.3% more for childcare

	Koh Samui	Arnhem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$555.38 THB18,474.87	$1,250.37 €1,112.88	+125.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,921.52 THB264K	$5,971.92 €5,315.23	-24.6%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 92.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Arnhem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 THB79.06	$5.60 €4.98	+135.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.14 THB71.03	$4.20 €3.74	+96.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 THB143.89	$14.00 €12.46	+223.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.11 THB1,334.14	$41.06 €36.54	+2.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 THB197.65	$14.56 €12.96	+145.0%
Average			+92.3%

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pay 46.1% more for clothing

	Koh Samui	Arnhem
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.59 THB1,383.56	$96.73 €86.09	+132.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$28.74 €25.58	+0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$106.19 €94.51	+11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$154.90 €137.86	+76.3%
Average			+46.1%

Koh Samui vs. Arnhem - Cost of clothing

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