Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Spain

Burgos vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Burgos is 30.7% more expensive than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Burgos
Groceries: pay 11.7% more in Burgos
Transportation: pay 28.0% more in Burgos
Housing: pay 30.5% more in Burgos
Childcare: pay 18.5% more in Burgos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% more in Burgos
Clothing: pay 30.7% more in Burgos

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

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Burgos vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Burgos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.46 THB148.24	$17.92 €15.95	+302.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.62 THB286.59	$10.08 €8.97	+17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.54	$2.10 €1.87	+128.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$1.49 €1.33	+212.9%
Average			+140.6%

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pay 11.7% more for groceries

	Koh Samui	Burgos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 THB47.33	$1.14 €1.02	-19.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$10.08 €8.97	+3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 THB185.80	$4.50 €4.01	-19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$2.49 €2.22	+17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 THB48.50	$3.68 €3.28	+152.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$1.02 €0.90	-23.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 THB16.51	$0.75 €0.67	+50.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$0.76 €0.68	-25.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 THB31.62	$1.22 €1.08	+28.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.62	$0.63 €0.57	+2.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$0.90 €0.81	+48.2%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 28.0% more for transportation

	Koh Samui	Burgos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.41 THB180.01	$6.62 €5.89	+22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.56 THB1,482.38	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,737.57 THB889K	$36,315.82 €32,322.39	+35.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$14.15 €12.60	+25.4%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 30.5% more for housing

	Koh Samui	Burgos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$35.27 €31.39	+105.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.23 THB28,017.01	$802.48 €714.23	-4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.56 THB13,025.19	$643.85 €573.05	+64.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.96 THB2,493.60	$104.82 €93.29	+39.8%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 18.5% more for childcare

	Koh Samui	Burgos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$555.38 THB18,474.87	$447.89 €398.64	-19.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,921.52 THB264K	$13,784.69 €12,268.87	+74.0%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Burgos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 THB79.06	$3.36 €2.99	+41.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.14 THB71.03	$1.82 €1.62	-14.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 THB143.89	$7.84 €6.98	+81.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.11 THB1,334.14	$30.23 €26.91	-24.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 THB197.65	$5.60 €4.98	-5.8%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 30.7% more for clothing

	Koh Samui	Burgos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.59 THB1,383.56	$100.78 €89.69	+142.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$32.19 €28.65	+12.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$67.18 €59.80	-29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$134.37 €119.59	+52.9%
Average			+30.7%

Koh Samui vs. Burgos - Cost of clothing

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