Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Portugal

Cascais vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Cascais is 71.9% more expensive than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Cascais
Groceries: pay 25.4% more in Cascais
Transportation: pay 24.8% more in Cascais
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Cascais
Childcare: pay 23.2% more in Cascais
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.4% more in Cascais
Clothing: pay 23.9% more in Cascais

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

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Cascais vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Cascais
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB104.19	$14.02 €12.25	+351.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 THB302.16	$9.34 €8.17	+3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 THB23.91	$2.19 €1.91	+207.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.66	$1.60 €1.40	+323.8%
Average			+221.8%

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pay 25.4% more for groceries

	Koh Samui	Cascais
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 THB57.97	$1.80 €1.57	+4.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53 THB286.63	$5.65 €4.94	-33.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 THB221.15	$4.15 €3.63	-37.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB76.58	$3.15 €2.76	+38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.07 THB35.80	$3.53 €3.09	+231.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.73	$1.15 €1.01	-23.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.80	$0.77 €0.67	+37.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 THB34.68	$0.91 €0.80	-11.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 THB32.92	$1.35 €1.18	+37.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.40	$0.68 €0.60	-6.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB21.19	$0.90 €0.78	+42.1%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 24.8% more for transportation

	Koh Samui	Cascais
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 THB169.17	$7.43 €6.50	+47.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.52 THB1,562.89	$46.72 €40.85	+0.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,911.74 THB938K	$35,922.69 €31,409.18	+28.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 THB345.92	$12.61 €11.03	+22.5%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Koh Samui	Cascais
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.79 THB597.81	$39.69 €34.70	+123.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$554.27 THB18,621.51	$1,735.30 €1,517.27	+213.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.51 THB13,892.37	$1,226.39 €1,072.30	+196.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.59 THB2,573.20	$112.34 €98.23	+46.7%
Average			+144.8%

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pay 23.2% more for childcare

	Koh Samui	Cascais
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.36 THB20,942.74	$759.19 €663.80	+21.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,335.61 THB448K	$16,617.31 €14,529.43	+24.6%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Cascais
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB72.93	$2.34 €2.04	+7.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 THB77.49	$2.76 €2.42	+19.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 THB145.87	$6.31 €5.51	+45.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.11 THB1,146.12	$70.08 €61.27	+105.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 THB239.64	$8.47 €7.40	+18.7%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 23.9% more for clothing

	Koh Samui	Cascais
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.72 THB1,771.28	$87.60 €76.59	+66.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.92 THB1,005.29	$39.42 €34.47	+31.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.34 THB3,438.36	$97.12 €84.92	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.82 THB3,051.36	$93.44 €81.70	+2.9%
Average			+23.9%

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