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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 38.9% more expensive than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 16.2% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 19.2% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 46.4% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 18.6% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 38.7% more in Vila Nova De Gaia

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and childcare in Vila Nova De Gaia are more expensive than in Koh Samui. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Vila Nova De Gaia.

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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vila Nova De Gaia instead of Koh Samui, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.46 THB148.24	$13.44 €11.96	+201.5%
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	$2.02 €1.79	+119.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 THB15.87	$1.55 €1.38	+225.6%
Average			+119.3%

Koh Samui vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.2% more for groceries

	Koh Samui	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 THB47.33	$1.65 €1.47	+16.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.70 THB322.52	$5.90 €5.25	-39.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 THB185.80	$4.24 €3.77	-24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 THB70.84	$3.68 €3.28	+73.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 THB48.50	$3.44 €3.06	+135.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 THB43.97	$1.06 €0.95	-19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 THB16.51	$0.74 €0.66	+48.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.84	$0.88 €0.78	-13.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 THB31.62	$1.14 €1.02	+20.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.62	$0.79 €0.70	+27.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 THB20.32	$0.92 €0.81	+49.9%
Average			+16.2%

Koh Samui vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.2% more for transportation

	Koh Samui	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.41 THB180.01	$8.26 €7.35	+52.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.56 THB1,482.38	$38.07 €33.88	-14.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,737.57 THB889K	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	+25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 THB375.54	$11.09 €9.87	-1.8%
Average			+19.2%

Koh Samui vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.4% more for housing

	Koh Samui	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.15 THB570.48	$36.50 €32.49	+112.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.23 THB28,017.01	$895.79 €797.28	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.56 THB13,025.19	$718.50 €639.49	+83.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.96 THB2,493.60	$124.10 €110.45	+65.5%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 18.6% more for childcare

	Koh Samui	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$555.38 THB18,474.87	$575.48 €512.20	+3.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,921.52 THB264K	$10,749.46 €9,567.41	+35.7%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 THB79.06	$2.24 €1.99	-5.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.14 THB71.03	$1.97 €1.75	-7.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 THB143.89	$6.61 €5.88	+52.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.11 THB1,334.14	$115.33 €102.65	+187.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 THB197.65	$8.40 €7.47	+41.3%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 38.7% more for clothing

	Koh Samui	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.59 THB1,383.56	$103.58 €92.19	+149.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.69 THB954.49	$33.26 €29.61	+15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.68 THB3,182.71	$92.20 €82.06	-3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.87 THB2,922.95	$116.91 €104.05	+33.0%
Average			+38.7%

Koh Samui vs. Vila Nova De Gaia - Cost of clothing

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