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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Cagayan de Oro City is 38.8% cheaper than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 36.4% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Groceries: pay 10.0% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Transportation: pay 51.0% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Housing: pay 36.9% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Childcare: pay 81.6% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.5% less in Cagayan de Oro City
Clothing: pay 45.5% less in Cagayan de Oro City

Expenses including childcare, transportation, clothing, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cagayan de Oro City.

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Cagayan de Oro City vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cagayan de Oro City instead of Koh Samui, you would:

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pay 36.4% less for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Cagayan de Oro City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.46 THB148.24	$3.59 ₱226.40	-19.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.62 THB286.59	$3.03 ₱190.79	-64.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.54	$0.73 ₱45.71	-21.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$0.66 ₱41.84	+39.2%
Average			-36.4%

Koh Samui vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.0% less for groceries

	Koh Samui	Cagayan de Oro City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 THB47.33	$0.87 ₱54.75	-38.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$4.21 ₱265.52	-56.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 THB185.80	$5.71 ₱359.75	+2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$2.14 ₱134.71	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 THB48.50	$1.46 ₱92.12	+0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$0.96 ₱60.23	-27.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 THB16.51	$0.48 ₱30.30	-3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$1.09 ₱68.73	+7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 THB31.62	$0.53 ₱33.27	-44.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.62	$0.90 ₱56.48	+44.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$1.16 ₱73.33	+90.6%
Average			-10.0%

Koh Samui vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.0% less for transportation

	Koh Samui	Cagayan de Oro City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.41 THB180.01	$4.03 ₱253.63	-25.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.56 THB1,482.38	$9.70 ₱611.21	-78.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,737.57 THB889K	$21,040.72 ₱1M	-21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$2.36 ₱148.61	-79.1%
Average			-51.0%

Koh Samui vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.9% less for housing

	Koh Samui	Cagayan de Oro City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$30.76 ₱1,937.78	+79.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.23 THB28,017.01	$382.86 ₱24,118.19	-54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.56 THB13,025.19	$224.98 ₱14,172.36	-42.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.96 THB2,493.60	$102.70 ₱6,469.30	+37.0%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 81.6% less for childcare

	Koh Samui	Cagayan de Oro City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$555.38 THB18,474.87	$66.42 ₱4,183.90	-88.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,921.52 THB264K	$2,231.59 ₱141K	-71.8%
Average			-81.6%

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pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Cagayan de Oro City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 THB79.06	$1.39 ₱87.86	-41.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.14 THB71.03	$2.36 ₱148.98	+10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 THB143.89	$2.99 ₱188.28	-30.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.11 THB1,334.14	$20.35 ₱1,281.69	-49.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 THB197.65	$4.46 ₱281.16	-24.9%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 45.5% less for clothing

	Koh Samui	Cagayan de Oro City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.59 THB1,383.56	$32.11 ₱2,022.93	-22.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$13.31 ₱838.71	-53.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$51.84 ₱3,265.81	-45.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$39.89 ₱2,512.71	-54.6%
Average			-45.5%

Koh Samui vs. Cagayan de Oro City - Cost of clothing

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