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Porto Alegre vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 8.8% cheaper than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 36.2% more in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 10.7% less in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 3.0% less in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 31.9% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 73.3% more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 23.8% more in Porto Alegre

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

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Porto Alegre vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Porto Alegre instead of Koh Samui, you would:

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pay 36.2% more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.46 THB148.24	$7.96 R$40.32	+78.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.62 THB286.59	$6.97 R$35.28	-19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 THB30.54	$1.38 R$6.96	+49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$1.08 R$5.44	+125.3%
Average			+36.2%

Koh Samui vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.7% less for groceries

	Koh Samui	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 THB47.33	$1.69 R$8.53	+18.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$5.08 R$25.73	-47.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 THB185.80	$3.83 R$19.40	-31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$2.46 R$12.44	+15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 THB48.50	$2.18 R$11.03	+49.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$1.09 R$5.53	-17.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 THB16.51	$0.66 R$3.36	+33.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$0.63 R$3.17	-38.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 THB31.62	$0.74 R$3.73	-22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.62	$0.56 R$2.83	-9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$0.50 R$2.53	-18.2%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 3.0% less for transportation

	Koh Samui	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.41 THB180.01	$4.94 R$25.01	-8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.56 THB1,482.38	$59.73 R$302.37	+34.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,737.57 THB889K	$23,669.59 R$120K	-11.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$7.90 R$40.01	-30.0%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 31.9% less for housing

	Koh Samui	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$21.90 R$110.86	+27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.23 THB28,017.01	$481.30 R$2,436.56	-42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.56 THB13,025.19	$279.01 R$1,412.50	-28.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.96 THB2,493.60	$58.38 R$295.53	-22.1%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 73.3% more for childcare

	Koh Samui	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$555.38 THB18,474.87	$557.40 R$2,821.85	+0.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,921.52 THB264K	$23,711.01 R$120K	+199.3%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 THB79.06	$2.39 R$12.09	+0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.14 THB71.03	$2.55 R$12.90	+19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 THB143.89	$2.48 R$12.58	-42.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.11 THB1,334.14	$29.37 R$148.70	-26.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 THB197.65	$7.27 R$36.79	+22.3%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 23.8% more for clothing

	Koh Samui	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.59 THB1,383.56	$50.34 R$254.82	+21.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$58.19 R$294.60	+102.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$101.92 R$515.98	+6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$79.07 R$400.27	-10.0%
Average			+23.8%

Koh Samui vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of clothing

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