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Nova Gorica vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Nova Gorica is 11.8% more expensive than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 84.6% more in Nova Gorica
Groceries: pay 3.3% more in Nova Gorica
Transportation: pay 9.5% less in Nova Gorica
Housing: pay 9.6% more in Nova Gorica
Childcare: pay 12.8% more in Nova Gorica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.1% more in Nova Gorica
Clothing: pay 11.9% more in Nova Gorica

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

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Nova Gorica vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nova Gorica instead of Koh Samui, you would:

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pay 84.6% more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Nova Gorica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.46 THB148.24	$10.64 €9.47	+138.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.62 THB286.59	$8.40 €7.47	-2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.54	$2.61 €2.33	+184.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$1.68 €1.49	+252.0%
Average			+84.6%

Koh Samui vs. Nova Gorica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3% more for groceries

	Koh Samui	Nova Gorica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 THB47.33	$1.68 €1.49	+18.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$8.40 €7.47	-13.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 THB185.80	$4.88 €4.34	-12.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$2.69 €2.39	+26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 THB48.50	$2.54 €2.26	+74.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$0.91 €0.81	-30.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 THB16.51	$0.86 €0.76	+72.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$1.02 €0.90	-0.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 THB31.62	$1.02 €0.90	+6.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.62	$0.25 €0.23	-59.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$0.85 €0.75	+38.6%
Average			+3.3%

Koh Samui vs. Nova Gorica - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.5% less for transportation

	Koh Samui	Nova Gorica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.41 THB180.01	$6.45 €5.74	+19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.56 THB1,482.38	$20.72 €18.44	-53.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,737.57 THB889K	$28,636.12 €25,487.18	+7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$12.43 €11.06	+10.1%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 9.6% more for housing

	Koh Samui	Nova Gorica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$11.20 €9.97	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.23 THB28,017.01	$709.17 €631.18	-15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.56 THB13,025.19	$503.88 €448.47	+28.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.96 THB2,493.60	$128.44 €114.32	+71.3%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 12.8% more for childcare

	Koh Samui	Nova Gorica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$555.38 THB18,474.87	$499.96 €444.98	-10.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,921.52 THB264K	$11,197.36 €9,966.05	+41.4%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Nova Gorica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 THB79.06	$2.80 €2.49	+17.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.14 THB71.03	$1.83 €1.63	-14.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 THB143.89	$5.82 €5.18	+34.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.11 THB1,334.14	$50.39 €44.85	+25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 THB197.65	$7.84 €6.98	+31.9%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 11.9% more for clothing

	Koh Samui	Nova Gorica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.59 THB1,383.56	$55.99 €49.83	+34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$22.39 €19.93	-22.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$111.97 €99.66	+17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$111.97 €99.66	+27.4%
Average			+11.9%

Koh Samui vs. Nova Gorica - Cost of clothing

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