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Taguig City vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Taguig City is 9.9% cheaper than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 3.4% more in Taguig City
Groceries: pay 15.3% more in Taguig City
Transportation: pay 32.8% less in Taguig City
Housing: pay 9.2% more in Taguig City
Childcare: pay 37.6% less in Taguig City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Taguig City
Clothing: pay 20.1% less in Taguig City

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

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Taguig City vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taguig City instead of Koh Samui, you would:

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pay 3.4% more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Taguig City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB104.19	$4.30 ₱265.16	+38.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 THB302.16	$3.44 ₱212.13	-61.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 THB23.91	$0.82 ₱50.38	+14.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.66	$0.46 ₱28.28	+21.7%
Average			+3.4%

Koh Samui vs. Taguig City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.3% more for groceries

	Koh Samui	Taguig City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 THB57.97	$1.33 ₱82.22	-22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53 THB286.63	$3.17 ₱195.16	-62.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 THB221.15	$7.32 ₱451.32	+11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB76.58	$2.17 ₱133.70	-4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.07 THB35.80	$2.26 ₱139.52	+112.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.73	$1.11 ₱68.32	-26.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.80	$0.82 ₱50.70	+46.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 THB34.68	$1.38 ₱84.85	+33.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 THB32.92	$0.52 ₱31.82	-47.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.40	$0.81 ₱49.63	+10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB21.19	$1.37 ₱84.74	+117.9%
Average			+15.3%

Koh Samui vs. Taguig City - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.8% less for transportation

	Koh Samui	Taguig City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 THB169.17	$4.16 ₱256.46	-17.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.52 THB1,562.89	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,911.74 THB938K	$25,288.58 ₱2M	-9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 THB345.92	$2.92 ₱180.31	-71.6%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 9.2% more for housing

	Koh Samui	Taguig City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.79 THB597.81	$24.51 ₱1,511.44	+37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$554.27 THB18,621.51	$560.82 ₱34,577.46	+1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.51 THB13,892.37	$322.56 ₱19,887.34	-22.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.59 THB2,573.20	$91.71 ₱5,654.59	+19.7%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 37.6% less for childcare

	Koh Samui	Taguig City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.36 THB20,942.74	$138.58 ₱8,544.19	-77.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,335.61 THB448K	$13,676.48 ₱843K	+2.6%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Taguig City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB72.93	$1.42 ₱87.50	-34.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 THB77.49	$2.59 ₱159.52	+12.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 THB145.87	$3.10 ₱190.92	-28.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.11 THB1,146.12	$41.86 ₱2,580.94	+22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 THB239.64	$6.88 ₱424.26	-3.5%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 20.1% less for clothing

	Koh Samui	Taguig City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.72 THB1,771.28	$44.44 ₱2,740.03	-15.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.92 THB1,005.29	$29.70 ₱1,830.99	-0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.34 THB3,438.36	$71.68 ₱4,419.41	-30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.82 THB3,051.36	$60.21 ₱3,712.30	-33.7%
Average			-20.1%

Koh Samui vs. Taguig City - Cost of clothing

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