Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Japan

Chiba vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Chiba is 24.6% more expensive than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 55.2% more in Chiba
Groceries: pay 64.5% more in Chiba
Transportation: pay 35.7% more in Chiba
Housing: pay 16.8% more in Chiba
Childcare: pay 9.3% less in Chiba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.6% more in Chiba
Clothing: pay 17.4% less in Chiba

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Chiba are more expensive than in Koh Samui. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Chiba.

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Chiba vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.2% more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Chiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB104.19	$6.68 ¥1,086	+115.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 THB302.16	$5.01 ¥814	-44.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 THB23.91	$1.07 ¥174	+50.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.66	$0.75 ¥122	+99.5%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 64.5% more for groceries

	Koh Samui	Chiba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 THB57.97	$1.75 ¥285	+1.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53 THB286.63	$4.86 ¥789	-43.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 THB221.15	$5.51 ¥896	-16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB76.58	$1.49 ¥242	-34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.07 THB35.80	$2.76 ¥448	+158.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.73	$2.63 ¥427	+74.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.80	$1.36 ¥222	+143.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 THB34.68	$1.76 ¥286	+70.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 THB32.92	$2.00 ¥324	+103.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.40	$1.44 ¥235	+98.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB21.19	$1.59 ¥258	+152.3%
Average			+64.5%

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pay 35.7% more for transportation

	Koh Samui	Chiba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 THB169.17	$4.25 ¥691	-15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.52 THB1,562.89	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,911.74 THB938K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-20.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 THB345.92	$24.99 ¥4,060	+142.7%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 16.8% more for housing

	Koh Samui	Chiba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.79 THB597.81	$16.71 ¥2,714	-6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$554.27 THB18,621.51	$980.09 ¥159K	+76.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.51 THB13,892.37	$478.91 ¥77,796	+15.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.59 THB2,573.20	$61.65 ¥10,015	-19.5%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 9.3% less for childcare

	Koh Samui	Chiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.36 THB20,942.74	$271.75 ¥44,145	-56.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,335.61 THB448K	$18,376.64 ¥3M	+37.8%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Chiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB72.93	$2.00 ¥326	-7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 THB77.49	$3.01 ¥488	+30.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 THB145.87	$4.01 ¥651	-7.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.11 THB1,146.12	$55.69 ¥9,046	+63.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 THB239.64	$11.03 ¥1,791	+54.6%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 17.4% less for clothing

	Koh Samui	Chiba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.72 THB1,771.28	$40.09 ¥6,513	-24.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.92 THB1,005.29	$28.40 ¥4,614	-5.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.34 THB3,438.36	$57.87 ¥9,401	-43.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.82 THB3,051.36	$93.55 ¥15,197	+3.0%
Average			-17.4%

Koh Samui vs. Chiba - Cost of clothing

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