Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Malta

Gozo vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Gozo is 36.3% more expensive than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Gozo
Groceries: pay 9.9% more in Gozo
Transportation: pay 11.1% more in Gozo
Housing: pay 40.8% more in Gozo
Childcare: pay 11.8% less in Gozo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.4% more in Gozo
Clothing: pay 24.4% more in Gozo

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

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Gozo vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Gozo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.46 THB148.24	$30.79 €27.41	+591.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.62 THB286.59	$11.20 €9.97	+30.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.54	$2.38 €2.12	+159.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$1.34 €1.20	+181.6%
Average			+219.1%

Koh Samui vs. Gozo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.9% more for groceries

	Koh Samui	Gozo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 THB47.33	$1.15 €1.03	-18.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$5.18 €4.61	-46.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 THB185.80	$4.62 €4.11	-17.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$2.79 €2.48	+30.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 THB48.50	$3.60 €3.21	+147.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$1.23 €1.10	-6.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 THB16.51	$1.06 €0.95	+114.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$1.19 €1.06	+17.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 THB31.62	$0.69 €0.61	-27.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.62	$0.86 €0.77	+38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$0.63 €0.57	+4.0%
Average			+9.9%

Koh Samui vs. Gozo - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.1% more for transportation

	Koh Samui	Gozo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.41 THB180.01	$5.68 €5.06	+5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.56 THB1,482.38	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,737.57 THB889K	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	+4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$18.25 €16.24	+61.7%
Average			+11.1%

Koh Samui vs. Gozo - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.8% more for housing

	Koh Samui	Gozo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$29.39 €26.16	+71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.23 THB28,017.01	$909.79 €809.74	+8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.56 THB13,025.19	$811.81 €722.54	+107.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.96 THB2,493.60	$71.36 €63.51	-4.8%
Average			+40.8%

Koh Samui vs. Gozo - Cost of housing

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pay 11.8% less for childcare

	Koh Samui	Gozo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$555.38 THB18,474.87	$277.72 €247.18	-50.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,921.52 THB264K	$12,317.09 €10,962.65	+55.5%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 46.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Gozo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 THB79.06	$3.36 €2.99	+41.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.14 THB71.03	$2.86 €2.54	+33.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 THB143.89	$6.27 €5.58	+45.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.11 THB1,334.14	$49.83 €44.35	+24.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 THB197.65	$11.37 €10.12	+91.3%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 24.4% more for clothing

	Koh Samui	Gozo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.59 THB1,383.56	$57.44 €51.13	+38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$49.83 €44.35	+73.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$64.38 €57.30	-32.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$130.55 €116.19	+48.6%
Average			+24.4%

Koh Samui vs. Gozo - Cost of clothing

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