Cost of living comparison
compared to
Boone vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary
Boone is 52.8% more expensive than Koh Samui.
Boone vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Boone instead of Koh Samui, you would:
pay 100.0% more for restaurants
|
Koh Samui
|
Boone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.46
THB149.58
|
$12.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.62
THB289.18
|
$9.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
THB30.81
|
$2.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
THB16.02
|
$1.62
|
|
Koh Samui vs. Boone - Cost of restaurants
pay 57.0% more for groceries
|
Koh Samui
|
Boone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
THB47.75
|
$3.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.70
THB325.43
|
$6.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
THB187.48
|
$3.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
THB71.48
|
$2.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
THB48.94
|
$3.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
THB44.37
|
$1.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB16.66
|
$1.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.15
|
$1.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
THB31.90
|
$1.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.81
|
$1.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.50
|
$1.49
|
|
Koh Samui vs. Boone - Cost of groceries
pay 6.4% less for transportation
|
Koh Samui
|
Boone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
THB181.64
|
$3.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.56
THB1,495.76
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,737.57
THB897K
|
$35,535.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.29
THB378.93
|
$20.64
|
|
Koh Samui vs. Boone - Cost of transportation
pay 64.1% more for housing
|
Koh Samui
|
Boone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.15
THB575.63
|
$56.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.23
THB28,269.80
|
$1,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$391.56
THB13,142.72
|
$935.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.96
THB2,516.10
|
$62.12
|
|
Koh Samui vs. Boone - Cost of housing
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Koh Samui
|
Boone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$555.38
THB18,641.56
|
$771.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,921.52
THB266K
|
$25,000.00
|
|
Koh Samui vs. Boone - Cost of childcare
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Koh Samui
|
Boone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
THB79.77
|
$5.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
THB71.67
|
$4.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
THB145.19
|
$8.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.11
THB1,346.18
|
$70.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
THB199.43
|
$12.00
|
|
Koh Samui vs. Boone - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 11.7% more for clothing
|
Koh Samui
|
Boone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.59
THB1,396.04
|
$51.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.69
THB963.11
|
$37.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.68
THB3,211.43
|
$70.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.87
THB2,949.32
|
$116.33
|
|
Koh Samui vs. Boone - Cost of clothing
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