Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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United States

Charlottesville vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Charlottesville is 2.7 times more expensive than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Charlottesville
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Charlottesville
Transportation: pay 75.7% more in Charlottesville
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Charlottesville
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Charlottesville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Charlottesville
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Charlottesville

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

Charlottesville vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Charlottesville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB102.19	$20.00	+544.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 THB296.34	$13.00	+44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 THB23.45	$2.80	+293.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.42	$1.92	+408.5%
Average			+322.8%

Koh Samui vs. Charlottesville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Koh Samui	Charlottesville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 THB56.85	$3.56	+106.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53 THB281.10	$9.55	+12.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 THB216.89	$4.38	-33.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB75.11	$6.00	+163.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.07 THB35.11	$9.00	+744.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB49.75	$3.45	+128.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.44	$1.32	+135.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 THB34.01	$3.67	+255.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 THB32.29	$5.00	+410.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.93	$2.17	+198.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB20.78	$1.67	+164.3%
Average			+207.7%

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pay 75.7% more for transportation

	Koh Samui	Charlottesville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 THB165.91	$3.16	-37.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.52 THB1,532.78	$150.00	+222.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,911.74 THB920K	$34,000.00	+21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 THB339.26	$20.16	+95.8%
Average			+75.7%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Koh Samui	Charlottesville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.79 THB586.29	$109.60	+515.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$554.27 THB18,262.78	$1,800.00	+224.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.51 THB13,624.74	$1,560.00	+277.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.59 THB2,523.63	$220.49	+187.9%
Average			+301.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Koh Samui	Charlottesville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.36 THB20,539.30	$1,433.33	+129.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,335.61 THB439K	??
Average			+129.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Charlottesville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB71.53	$6.00	+176.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 THB76.00	$5.29	+129.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 THB143.06	$8.00	+84.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.11 THB1,124.04	$70.80	+107.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 THB235.03	$15.25	+113.8%
Average			+122.3%

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Koh Samui	Charlottesville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.72 THB1,737.15	$47.50	-9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.92 THB985.92	$48.33	+61.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.34 THB3,372.12	$95.00	-7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.82 THB2,992.58	$120.00	+32.1%
Average			+19.1%

Koh Samui vs. Charlottesville - Cost of clothing

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