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Thailand

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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 20.0% more expensive than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 3.8% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 6.2% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 76.3% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 43.2% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.8% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 20.8% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Jeddah (Jiddah) are more expensive than in Koh Samui. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Jeddah (Jiddah). Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Jeddah (Jiddah).

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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeddah (Jiddah) instead of Koh Samui, you would:

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pay 18.4% more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB104.19	$6.67 SAR25.04	+114.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 THB302.16	$8.00 SAR30.05	-11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 THB23.91	$0.73 SAR2.75	+2.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.66	$0.25 SAR0.94	-33.3%
Average			+18.4%

Koh Samui vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8% more for groceries

	Koh Samui	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 THB57.97	$0.99 SAR3.72	-42.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53 THB286.63	$3.45 SAR12.94	-59.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 THB221.15	$6.40 SAR24.06	-2.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB76.58	$2.63 SAR9.89	+15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.07 THB35.80	$3.43 SAR12.87	+221.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.73	$1.00 SAR3.76	-33.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.80	$0.74 SAR2.77	+31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 THB34.68	$0.71 SAR2.65	-31.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 THB32.92	$0.73 SAR2.73	-26.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.40	$0.57 SAR2.16	-20.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB21.19	$0.57 SAR2.13	-10.3%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 6.2% less for transportation

	Koh Samui	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 THB169.17	$2.31 SAR8.68	-54.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.52 THB1,562.89	$38.66 SAR145.26	-16.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,911.74 THB938K	$31,862.21 SAR120K	+14.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 THB345.92	$13.60 SAR51.09	+32.1%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 76.3% more for housing

	Koh Samui	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.79 THB597.81	$69.39 SAR260.70	+290.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$554.27 THB18,621.51	$541.77 SAR2,035.51	-2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.51 THB13,892.37	$442.03 SAR1,660.76	+6.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.59 THB2,573.20	$84.64 SAR318.01	+10.5%
Average			+76.3%

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pay 43.2% less for childcare

	Koh Samui	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.36 THB20,942.74	$400.54 SAR1,504.87	-35.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,335.61 THB448K	$6,570.93 SAR24,687.94	-50.7%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 69.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB72.93	$2.13 SAR8.01	-1.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 THB77.49	$3.69 SAR13.85	+59.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 THB145.87	$6.67 SAR25.04	+53.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.11 THB1,146.12	$85.45 SAR321.04	+150.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 THB239.64	$13.33 SAR50.09	+86.9%
Average			+69.8%

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pay 20.8% more for clothing

	Koh Samui	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.72 THB1,771.28	$57.33 SAR215.38	+8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.92 THB1,005.29	$55.64 SAR209.03	+85.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.34 THB3,438.36	$94.82 SAR356.25	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.82 THB3,051.36	$87.10 SAR327.24	-4.1%
Average			+20.8%

Koh Samui vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of clothing

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