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Athens vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Athens is 36.5% more expensive than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Athens
Groceries: pay 14.3% more in Athens
Transportation: pay 9.9% more in Athens
Housing: pay 34.8% more in Athens
Childcare: pay 29.6% more in Athens
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.4% more in Athens
Clothing: pay 47.2% more in Athens

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

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Athens vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Athens
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.46 THB149.58	$16.80 €15.00	+276.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.62 THB289.18	$11.20 €10.00	+30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.81	$2.82 €2.52	+207.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB16.02	$0.56 €0.50	+17.3%
Average			+126.4%

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pay 14.3% more for groceries

	Koh Samui	Athens
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 THB47.75	$1.43 €1.27	+0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB325.43	$7.56 €6.75	-22.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 THB187.48	$7.14 €6.37	+27.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB71.48	$4.99 €4.45	+134.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 THB48.94	$4.76 €4.25	+226.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB44.37	$0.99 €0.89	-25.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 THB16.66	$0.89 €0.79	+78.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB34.15	$0.64 €0.57	-37.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 THB31.90	$0.97 €0.87	+2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.81	$0.48 €0.43	-22.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.50	$0.52 €0.46	-15.4%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 9.9% more for transportation

	Koh Samui	Athens
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.41 THB181.64	$8.72 €7.78	+61.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.56 THB1,495.76	$30.23 €26.99	-32.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,737.57 THB897K	$27,970.99 €24,975.22	+4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB378.93	$12.54 €11.20	+11.1%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 34.8% more for housing

	Koh Samui	Athens
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB575.63	$30.36 €27.11	+77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.23 THB28,269.80	$742.36 €662.85	-11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.56 THB13,142.72	$655.59 €585.37	+67.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.96 THB2,516.10	$160.58 €143.38	+114.2%
Average			+34.8%

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pay 29.6% more for childcare

	Koh Samui	Athens
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$555.38 THB18,641.56	$573.57 €512.14	+3.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,921.52 THB266K	$12,885.92 €11,505.80	+62.7%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 73.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Athens
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 THB79.77	$5.60 €5.00	+135.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.14 THB71.67	$4.11 €3.67	+92.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 THB145.19	$5.60 €5.00	+29.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.11 THB1,346.18	$54.57 €48.72	+36.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 THB199.43	$10.64 €9.50	+79.0%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 47.2% more for clothing

	Koh Samui	Athens
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.59 THB1,396.04	$91.55 €81.75	+120.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB963.11	$40.01 €35.72	+39.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,211.43	$104.08 €92.94	+8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,949.32	$123.50 €110.27	+40.6%
Average			+47.2%

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