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Wellington vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 2.1 times more expensive than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 70.7% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 52.6% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 7.5% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 39.8% more in Wellington

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Wellington are more expensive than in Koh Samui. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Koh Samui, you would:

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.67	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+365.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 THB286.15	$9.23 NZ$15.98	+2.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 THB22.64	$2.46 NZ$4.26	+245.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB11.99	$1.98 NZ$3.42	+424.7%
Average			+259.5%

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pay 70.7% more for groceries

	Koh Samui	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 THB54.90	$1.98 NZ$3.42	+14.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53 THB271.44	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-52.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 THB209.44	$6.79 NZ$11.75	+3.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.52	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+197.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.07 THB33.90	$4.77 NZ$8.26	+347.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB48.04	$1.36 NZ$2.36	-9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB17.81	$1.01 NZ$1.75	+80.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 THB32.84	$1.33 NZ$2.30	+28.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 THB31.18	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+136.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.11	$0.90 NZ$1.55	+23.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB20.07	$0.68 NZ$1.17	+7.5%
Average			+70.7%

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pay 52.6% more for transportation

	Koh Samui	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 THB160.21	$6.14 NZ$10.63	+21.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.52 THB1,480.09	$109.62 NZ$189.75	+135.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,911.74 THB888,051.71	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	+11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 THB327.59	$14.55 NZ$25.19	+41.3%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Koh Samui	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.79 THB566.13	$48.75 NZ$84.39	+174.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$554.27 THB17,634.90	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	+123.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.51 THB13,156.32	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	+165.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.59 THB2,436.87	$109.37 NZ$189.31	+42.8%
Average			+126.6%

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pay 7.5% more for childcare

	Koh Samui	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.36 THB19,833.15	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	+23.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,335.61 THB424,291.37	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	-8.4%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB69.07	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+205.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 THB73.39	$3.54 NZ$6.13	+53.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 THB138.14	$25.67 NZ$44.44	+491.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.11 THB1,085.40	$34.12 NZ$59.06
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 THB226.95	$11.54 NZ$19.97	+61.8%
Average			+203.1%

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pay 39.8% more for clothing

	Koh Samui	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.72 THB1,677.43	$69.31 NZ$119.97	+31.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.92 THB952.02	$46.64 NZ$80.73	+55.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.34 THB3,256.19	$113.30 NZ$196.13	+10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.82 THB2,889.69	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+61.0%
Average			+39.8%

Koh Samui vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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