Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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South Korea

Daegu vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Daegu is 41.4% more expensive than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 73.7% more in Daegu
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Daegu
Transportation: pay 1.7% more in Daegu
Housing: pay 8.9% more in Daegu
Childcare: pay 24.6% more in Daegu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.6% more in Daegu
Clothing: pay 31.0% more in Daegu

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

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Daegu vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.7% more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Daegu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB104.19	$6.72 ₩10,002	+116.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 THB302.16	$5.48 ₩8,159	-39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 THB23.91	$1.48 ₩2,197	+107.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.66	$0.79 ₩1,176	+109.6%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Koh Samui	Daegu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 THB57.97	$4.50 ₩6,702	+161.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53 THB286.63	$5.54 ₩8,238	-35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 THB221.15	$8.81 ₩13,115	+33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB76.58	$2.66 ₩3,957	+16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.07 THB35.80	$3.10 ₩4,617	+191.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.73	$3.56 ₩5,303	+136.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.80	$1.68 ₩2,500	+200.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 THB34.68	$2.67 ₩3,980	+159.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 THB32.92	$3.29 ₩4,894	+235.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.40	$1.07 ₩1,594	+47.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB21.19	$1.41 ₩2,098	+123.5%
Average			+115.4%

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pay 1.7% more for transportation

	Koh Samui	Daegu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 THB169.17	$4.32 ₩6,434	-14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.52 THB1,562.89	$70.76 ₩105K	+52.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,911.74 THB938K	$26,696.92 ₩40M	-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 THB345.92	$7.54 ₩11,212	-26.8%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 8.9% more for housing

	Koh Samui	Daegu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.79 THB597.81	$19.81 ₩29,478	+11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$554.27 THB18,621.51	$379.34 ₩564K	-31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.51 THB13,892.37	$249.67 ₩371K	-39.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.59 THB2,573.20	$149.85 ₩223K	+95.7%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 24.6% more for childcare

	Koh Samui	Daegu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.36 THB20,942.74	$254.87 ₩379K	-59.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,335.61 THB448K	$27,763.25 ₩41M	+108.2%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Daegu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB72.93	$3.54 ₩5,264	+63.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 THB77.49	$3.46 ₩5,147	+50.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 THB145.87	$3.18 ₩4,738	-26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.11 THB1,146.12	$48.82 ₩72,643	+43.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 THB239.64	$10.26 ₩15,266	+43.8%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 31.0% more for clothing

	Koh Samui	Daegu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.72 THB1,771.28	$53.11 ₩79,019	+0.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.92 THB1,005.29	$47.76 ₩71,064	+59.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.34 THB3,438.36	$91.70 ₩136K	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.82 THB3,051.36	$158.02 ₩235K	+74.0%
Average			+31.0%

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